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Zelda is terrified that her love affair is about to end, and she prays for something – anything – to prevent the inevitable heartbreak. Then she is told that her father has hanged himself. His death brings back intense memories of her childhood and all that remains unspoken in her family. Zelda hides much from her mother, even the lover she would give anything to keep. With questions she can no longer ignore, Zelda for the first time begins to search for her father’s truth and pieces together clues to his suffering. And by confronting her dark and disturbing memories, she opens up to intimacy with her family, with her lover, with herself.

Reviews

• ‘Penetrates the deepest corners of the female psyche’ — Mail on Sunday

• ‘Step into the world of family secrets, lies and whispers in the dark … compelling and an extremely good read’ — Daily Mail

• ‘Utterly satisfying … beautifully structured and almost painfully tender’ — Sunday Telegraph

• ‘Vivid characterisation … true, honest and powerfully realised’ — Guardian

The Author: Lesley Glaister was born in Wellingborough. She teaches a Master’s Degree in Writing at Sheffield Hallam University. She is the author of HONOUR THY FATHER, TRICK OR TREAT, DIGGING TO AUSTRALIA, LIMESTONE AND CLAY, PARTIAL ECLIPSE, THE PRIVATE PARTS OF WOMEN, SHEER BLUE BLISS and most recently NOW YOU SEE ME, all available from Bloomsbury. She lives in Sheffield.