Paperback edition of the latest novel from the author and broadcaster. When John's mother Mary's mind begins to fade, he visits her in her nursing home to try and rekindle her memories. He soon finds himself delving back into the secrets and silences of Mary's fractured childhood, and the unsung sorrows of her own mother, Grace. Spans back to the 19th century. 'a novel which beautifully conveys how the past is a continuum that constantly feeds our consciousness of the present,' Salley Vickers, }Independent{