It travels back in time to the girls friendship in 1996(the time of the accident) and also the teenage friendship between their mothers in 1967. The story is an exploration of friendship and secrets and lies. The location is a small island near Bruny Island, it’s atmospheric, rugged with wild weather. Sylvie is damaged from that experience, even though she cannot actually remember the accident and the events leading up to it and it’s a tough decision for her to attend the party. Kase visited Sylvie in hospital once and then cut all contact with her until now, Sylvie receives an invitation to her fortieth birthday party in Tasmania. She suffered a traumatic head injury 23 years earlier in an accident where her best friend, Kase’s brother, Tristan died.
Sylvie is damaged from that experience, even though she cannot actually remember t Beautiful writing! Sylvie is middle aged, lives alone in Sydney, and works as a sort of cleaner, clearing out the houses of deceased people. Vanessa McCausland's enthralling new novel is about betrayal and forgiveness, the stories we tell, and the healing power of words.moreīeautiful writing! Sylvie is middle aged, lives alone in Sydney, and works as a sort of cleaner, clearing out the houses of deceased people. As they unpick what took place before they were born, they're forced to face the cracks in their own friendship, and the question of whether it's ever okay to keep a secret to protect the person you love. Through an inscription in an old book, Sylvie and Kase discover their mothers have a history, hidden from their daughters.
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Sylvie yearns to rekindle their deep connection, so when Kase invites her to the wild Tasmanian coast to celebrate her 40th birthday, she accepts - despite the ghosts she must face.Īs Sylvie struggles to find her feet among old friends, she bonds with local taxi boat driver Holden. What happened to cleave her apart from her best friend and soulmate, Kase? She has no words for that night at the lighthouse when their lives changed forever. Sylvie is a lover of words and a collector of stories, only she has lost her own. The stunning, haunting new novel from the author of The Lost Summers of Driftwood. What happened to cleave her Two best friends, one summer night, and twenty years of silence. what happened at the lighthouse? The stunning, haunting new novel from the author of The Lost Summers of Driftwood. Two best friends, one summer night, and twenty years of silence.
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