Synopses & Reviews
The world is a puzzling, sometimes frightening place for Jessica Fontaine. As a child she only finds contentment in playing the piano and wandering alone in the empty spaces of Audlands Hall, the dilapidated country house where she grows up. Twenty-five years later, divorced, with her son still living at home, Jessica remains preoccupied by the desire to create space around her. Then her volatile ex-husband reappears, the first of several surprises that both transform Jessicas present and give her a startling new perspective on the past. This is the the absorbing story of a woman who spends much of her life feeling that she is out of step with the real world, until she discovers why. Related with humor and compassion, it offers a fresh, illuminating insight into what it means to be normal.
Review
"Its the warmth and roundedness of her characters that give Morralls novels their appeal . . . a suspenseful tale with a taut, spare style and real emotional impact. In this and in its brave challenge to our assumptions about what it means to be normal its a more than worthy shelfmate to Astonishing Splashes of Colour." —The Guardian
Review
"A story of self-discovery, of difficult family relationships and redemptive friendships . . . An enjoyable, engrossing read." —The Independent
About the Author
Clare Morrall is a music teacher.