AN INDEPENDENT BEST BOOK OF 2024'Beautifully written.' Prima'An almanac for the heart.' EVIE WOODS, author of The Lost Bookshop'Tender and powerful.' Observer'A pleasure to read.'SARAH MOSS, author of Ghost WallIf every marriage has its seasons, Richard and Tess's is in a deep winter. As day breaks over the Somerset Levels, Tess watches the chamomile clouds part. This morning, two sunrises graze the frosted floodplains: one rises low over a stretch of willows, while the other shines brightly from beneath the water. The light paints the house a startling crimson: a painful beauty that Tess, Richard and their son Max - riddled with grief - find easy to ignore.But none of them can ignore Sonny, who desperately wants things to go back to the way they were before. As the seasons change, and the cracks in the bricks let in more light, might this broken family find a way to start to heal? Readers love The House of Broken Bricks:'Gorgeously written, lyrical, atmospheric and emotional.' @readingnpainting'Brilliant story, a joy to read, couldn't put it down.' @lucy.reads.a.lot'A masterpiece! Beautifully written, a brilliant debut novel.' @the_postcard_edit 'Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Tender and shocking. A joy to read.' @suzannahslibrary'Absolutely spot-on in how it portrays children's emotional intuition, this is a beaut of a book.'
Les mer
Lyrical and powerful - a tender debut about family, loss and life in the countryside.
Gorgeously observed and full of tender, lyrical writing; Fiona Williams knits together multiple perspectives with a skill and grace that belies the fact that this is a debut . . . The emotional revelations come like a series of gut punches, but there's an undercurrent of hope here, too.
Les mer
Lyrical and powerful - a tender debut about family, loss and life in the countryside.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780571379576
Publisert
2025-01-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter

Biographical note

Fiona Williams holds a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of Westminster and an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. She is the winner of the 2021 Bridport Prize, Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award. Originally from South-East London, she now lives with her family in Exeter. She is currently completing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Exeter. The House of Broken Bricks is her debut novel.