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The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes? Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did – and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.

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‘One of the most assured novelists of his generation’ Observer
‘A master storyteller’ Daily Express
‘One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature’ Colum McCann
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From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.

But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?

Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did – and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.

Can you ever truly wash away your past?
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What readers are saying:

‘Powerful, challenging and beautifully written’
‘Compelling, propulsive, and completely immersive’
‘Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works’
‘Packs a hard hitting punch with its depth of emotional understanding of what it is to be human’
‘What an astoundingly brilliant piece of writing this is . . . by its end you feel as though you have read something much more epic in length’

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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 22.2 × 14.4 × 2.1 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

165

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K