A fascinating, highly unusual, literary novel of love, obsession
and powerful women by the author of the highly acclaimed Wasted.
'All the seasons here in the north move toward their own end,
except winter, which moves toward its centre and sits there to see
how long you can take it.' At the centre of winter, in Motley,
Minnesota, Arnold Schiller gives in to the oppressive season that
reigns outside and to his own inner demons and commits suicide,
leaving a devastated family in his wake. Claire Schiller, wife and
mother, takes shelter from the emotional storm with her husband's
parents, but must ultimately emerge from her grief and help her two
young children to recover. Esau, her oldest, is haunted by the same
darkness that plagued his father. At twelve years old, he has
already been in and out of state psychiatric hospitals and now,
with the help of his mother and sister, he must overcome the forces
that drive him deep into himself. But as the youngest, perhaps, it
is Kate who carries the heaviest burden. A precocious six-year-old
who desperately wants to help her mother hold the family together,
she will have to come to terms with the memory of her father who
was at once loving and cruel. Narrated alternately by Claire, Katie
and Esau, this powerful and passionate novel explores the ways in
which both children and adults experience tragic events, discover
solace and hope in each other, and survive. The Centre of Winter
finds humour in unlikely places and evokes the north - its people
and landscape - with warmth, sensitivity and insight. The story of
three people who, against all odds, find their way out of the
centre of winter, Marya Hornbacher's debut novel will leave you
breathless, tearful, and ultimately, inspired.
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