A Town Called Solace

A Town Called Solace the brilliant and emotionally radiant new novel from Mary Lawson, her first in nearly a decade opens on a family in crisis: rebellious teenager Rose been missing for weeks with no word, and Rose's younger sister, the feisty and fierce Clara, keeps a daily vigil at the living-room window, hoping for her sibling's return.

Enter thirtyish Liam Kane, newly divorced, newly unemployed, newly arrived in this small northern town, where he promptly moves into the house next door watched suspiciously by astonished and dismayed Clara, whose elderly friend, Mrs. Orchard, owns that home. Around the time of Rose's disappearance, Mrs. Orchard was sent for a short stay in hospital, and Clara promised to keep an eye on the house and its remaining occupant, Mrs. Orchard's cat, Moses. As the novel unfolds, so does the mystery of what has transpired between Mrs Orchard and the newly arrived stranger.

Told through three distinct, compelling points of view Clara's, Mrs. Orchard's, and Liam Kane's the novel cuts back and forth among these unforgettable characters to uncover the layers of grief, remorse, and love that connect families, both the ones we're born into and the ones we choose.A Town Called Solaceis a masterful, suspenseful and deeply humane novel by one of our great storytellers. (From Knopf Canada)

A Town Called Solaceis onthe 2021 Booker Prize longlist.

Mary Lawson is an acclaimed novelist who grew up in Ontario and now lives in the U.K. Her other novels includeCrow Lake,The Other Side of the BridgeandRoad Ends.Crow Lakewon the Amazon Canada First Novel Award.

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