introduces an unforgettable new voice in fiction.
On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that
will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara
straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she
knows for certain is that home is no longer safe.
This was meant to be an escape. But with dwindling savings, no job, and her family
across the sea, Ciara finds herself adrift, facing a broken housing system and the
voice of her own demons. As summer passes and winter closes in, she must
navigate raising her children in a hotel room, searching for a new home and dealing
with her husband Ryan’s relentless campaign to get her to come back. Because
leaving is one thing, but staying away is another.
What will it take for Ciara to reinvent her life? Can she ever truly break away from
Ryan’s control – and what will be the cost?
Tense, beautiful and underpinned by an unassailable love, hope and
resilience, this is the story of one woman’s bid to start over.