Siân Hughes

A gripping psychological mystery longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and...

'A stunningly frank and darkly funny novel of loneliness and resilience. I loved it.' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry From Booker Prize-longlisted author Sian Hughes comes a fierce, tender and unexpectedly funny novel about memory, guilt, and reinvention. 'Imagine someone suddenly starts saying Tuesday comes straight after Sunday. You learn not to mention Monday. Monday is not...