Sadie Jones won the Costa first novel prize with this extremely readable and surprising novel.
The story of a young man, set in post war England, the victim not only of a culmination of family circumstances but of an age when talking of feelings and emotion seemed odd and unmanly.
The book is about childhood, bereavement, trauma and abuse - abuse in many and various forms, multi-layered and complicated beyond recognition at times.
All of the characters are strongly portrayed and brilliantly researched; you get to know them and they add up.
There are several twists which I would not like to reveal so as not to spoil your enjoyment: but go with this book: it's really good.
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