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A Town Called Solace

By: Mary Lawson
Narrated by: Maggie Huculak, Tajja Isen, Ian Lake
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021.

Clara's sister is missing. Angry, rebellious Rose had a row with their mother, stormed out of the house and simply disappeared. Eight-year-old Clara, isolated by her distraught parents' efforts to protect her from the truth, is grief-stricken and bewildered.

Liam Kane, newly divorced, newly unemployed, newly arrived in this small northern town, moves into the house next door, a house left to him by an old woman he can barely remember and within hours gets a visit from the police. It seems he's suspected of a crime.

At the end of her life Elizabeth Orchard is thinking about a crime too, one committed 30 years ago that had tragic consequences for two families and in particular for one small child. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies.

Set in Northern Ontario in 1972, A Town Called Solace explores the relationships of these three people brought together by fate and the mistakes of the past. By turns gripping and darkly funny, it uncovers the layers of grief and remorse and love that connect us, but shows that sometimes a new life is possible.

©2021 Mary Lawson (P)2021 Penguin Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural Tear-jerking Crime

Critic Reviews

"I've been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson.... Each one of her novels is just a marvel." (Anne Tyler)

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Narration gentle and lovely
entertaining characters
I got lost in this book and didn't want it to finish..

A really lovely book

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Without being sappy, this story explores love, hope and redemption. Easily one of the most readable books I've read this year.

So lovely...

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Loved it !!! Good character voices,. Beautiful story revealing a sense of place. Contemporary issues. I recommend this highly to those who enjoy a read that moves them.

Great story

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this was an enjoyable listen.
a sweet simplevstory
A story about relationships, about people.
it didn't blow me away but it was nice.

sweet story

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