Waterstones Irish Book of the Month for August 2023
In an apartment building in Belfast,two women wrestle with the sorrows and spectres of love and loss.
Since her mother's death,Lily has withdrawn from the world,trapped between grief and anger. She has to break out of this damaging cycle - but how
Upstairs,Siobhan is consumed by her affair with a married man. Her days revolve around his sporadic texts and rare visits. She barely notices the strange girl who lives below and dawdles in the foyer.
But Lily is keeping a close eye on her neighbour,whose life seems so much better and more fulfilling than her own. When resentment evolves into something darker and more urgent,she decides to teach Siobhan a lesson.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9781804991046Number of pages: 320Weight: 220 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 19 mm
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'Rich and absorbing...a writer coming into her own,assured in what it is she is trying to do...thrilling and engaging. We are carried along by the prose; we trust it knows where it's going.'- The Irish Times
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