Mark Lamprell

Michael O'Dell is hit by a car. When he doesn't die, he is surprised and pleased. But he can't seem to move from the crash position. He can't concentrate, or control his anger and grief, or work out what to do about anything. His wife Wendy is heroically supportive but his teenage children don't help his post-accident angst: daughter Rosie...

In 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban home—and meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends. Then, when Frankie’s domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get...

A brilliantly observed novel about families and secrets from acclaimed writer and film director Mark Lamprell. You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Birdie McBride seems to have it all—a fulfilling and lucrative job, five healthy daughters, and a doting husband, Ned, at home keeping the family machine running smoothly. But then Ned dies. He leaves behind a...