-Subtle, intelligent and humane-Sunday Telegraph
''Boyne not only opens up conversations, he writes beautifully and sensitively'' Woman&Home
-A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity-Sunday Express
-Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella- Mail on Sunday
''An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book'' Guardian
''His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases'' Business Post
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From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage,