About the book
As a seven-year-old girl watches for her missing sister, a stranger moves in next door and a neighbour’s old secret starts to resurface…
In Solace, Northern Ontario, seven-year-old Clara waits at the window for her missing sister Rose.
Next door, Mrs Orchard’s house stands empty, Until stranger Liam Kane arrives to claim the home she has left him in her will.
Clara sees Liam as an intruder. Liam, newly divorced and unemployed, has no idea why Mrs Orchard chose him.
In hospital, Elizabeth Orchard looks back over the decades, to the child she once loved and the mistake that shaped two families. As the truth about Rose begins to emerge, all three of them must decide how much of the past can be repaired.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize, A Town Called Solace is a tender, quietly suspenseful literary novel about a missing girl, small-town secrets, found family and the chance to change before it is too late.
'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler
'Close to perfection' The Times
'Exquisitely poignant' Liane Moriarty
‘Will break your heart’ Graham Norton
Editions of Town Called Solace
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529113433
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473581821
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781473593770
Read an Excerpt
As a seven-year-old girl watches for her missing sister, a stranger moves in next door and a neighbour’s old secret starts to resurface…
In Solace, Northern Ontario, seven-year-old Clara waits at the window for her missing sister Rose.
Next door, Mrs Orchard’s house stands empty, Until stranger Liam Kane arrives to claim the home she has left him in her will.
Clara sees Liam as an intruder. Liam, newly divorced and unemployed, has no idea why Mrs Orchard chose him.
In hospital, Elizabeth Orchard looks back over the decades, to the child she once loved and the mistake that shaped two families. As the truth about Rose begins to emerge, all three of them must decide how much of the past can be repaired.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize, A Town Called Solace is a tender, quietly suspenseful literary novel about a missing girl, small-town secrets, found family and the chance to change before it is too late.
'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler
'Close to perfection' The Times
'Exquisitely poignant' Liane Moriarty
‘Will break your heart’ Graham Norton
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Town Called Solace about?
As a seven-year-old girl watches for her missing sister, a stranger moves in next door and a neighbour’s old secret starts to resurface…
In Solace, Northern Ontario, seven-year-old Clara waits at the window for her missing sister Rose.
Next door, Mrs Orchard’s house stands empty, Until stranger Liam Kane arrives to claim the home she has left him in her will.
Clara sees Liam as an intruder. Liam, newly divorced and unemployed, has no idea why Mrs Orchard chose him.
In hospital, Elizabeth Orchard looks back over the decades, to the child she once loved and the mistake that shaped two families. As the truth about Rose begins to emerge, all three of them must decide how much of the past can be repaired.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize, A Town Called Solace is a tender, quietly suspenseful literary novel about a missing girl, small-town secrets, found family and the chance to change before it is too late.
'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler
'Close to perfection' The Times
'Exquisitely poignant' Liane Moriarty
‘Will break your heart’ Graham Norton
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Town Called Solace?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Town Called Solace?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Town Called Solace?
Mary Lawson
Who is the Publisher of the book Town Called Solace?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Town Called Solace is available as paperback(ISBN 9781529113433) and ebook(ISBN 9781473581821) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781473593770)
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