Seven-year old Clara is looking after next door's cat while trying to make sense of life, the grown-ups don't tell her anything: what happened to Rose her run-away sister, why doesn't Mrs Orchard come out of hospital and who is Liam, the solitary man now living in her house? Why are the police involved and what happened thirty years ago? With this redemptive tale of grief, remorse and love Lawson has once again made magic.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 102 Autumn 2021 ) |
