![]() ![]() Meanwhile, April is struggling through her own directionless life Lawrence's reckless past decisions are catching up with him and Ester and April's mother, Hilary, is about to make a choice that will profoundly affect them all. Estranged from both her sister, April, and her ex-husband, Lawrence, Ester wants to fall in love again. She spends her days helping others find happiness, but her own family relationships are tense and frayed. ![]() ![]() Outside, the rain continues unceasing silver sheets sluicing down, the trees and shrubs soaking and bedraggled, the earth sodden, puddles overflowing, torrents coursing onwards, as the darkness slowly softens with the dawn.Įster is a family therapist with an appointment book that catalogues the anxieties of the middle class: loneliness, relationships, death. WINNER OF THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARDĪ stunning, award-winning novel about the complexities of family relationships, and ultimately, what it means to be alive. WINNER OF THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION ![]()
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