Our Fathers - A gripping, tender novel about fathers and sons from the highly acclaimed author (Paperback)

What kind of man kills his own family? A gripping, tender novel about fathers and sons from the highly acclaimed author A Guardian crime and thriller book of the year 2020 'This is a beautifully realised novel, touching on the fallibility of memory and the unknowability of families, and gripping in its intensity. Outstanding' Mail on Sunday 'A spectacular novel' Spectator When Tom was eight years old, his father took a shotgun and shot his family: his wife, his son and baby daughter, before turning the gun on himself. Only Tom survived. He left his tiny, shocked community on the island of Litta and the strained silence of his Uncle Malcolm's house while still a young boy. For twenty years he's tried to escape his past. Until now. Without knowing how to ask, he needs answers - from his uncle, who should have known. From his neighbours, who think his father a decent man who 'just snapped'. From the memories that haunt the wild landscape of the Hebrides. And from the silent ones who know more about what happened - and why - than they have ever dared admit. By turns gripping, beautiful, devastating and tender, Our Fathers is a story about violence and redemption, control and love. With understated compassion and humour, Rebecca Wait gives a voice to the silenced and to the silences between men of few words.

General

Imprint:	Riverrun Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2021
Authors:	Rebecca Wait
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-5294-0006-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-5294-0006-6
Barcode:	9781529400069

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