Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a novel of childhood, love and the consequences of how lives are lived.

''Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon'' Sunday Times

Since her mother''s death, nine year old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriendThey are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares. Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike.

Format Häftad Omfång 512 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2018-07-26 ISBN 9781472255464