A Town Called Solace – Lawson Mary

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO FOUR**Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972, this is a novel of painful histories and the moments in life when we can change for the better.Clara“s rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered, she yearns to uncover the truth about what happened.Liam, newly divorced and newly unemployed, moves into the house next door and within hours gets a visit from the police.Elizabeth is thinking about a crime committed thirty years ago, one that had tragic consequences for two families. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies.**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**“I“ve been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel“ Anne Tyler“Close to perfection“ The Times“Exquisitely poignant“ Liane Moriarty