Author: Moss, Sarah
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 28 May 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages
196 x 129 x 20 | 216g
The perfect book club spring read from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
In 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later.
'Moss makes every moment count' “ The Sunday Times'A book of lasting pleasures' “ Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries'Powerful and beautifully written' “ The GuardianJust out of school and teetering on the brink of adulthood, Edith is sent alone to rural Italy. Her task is simple: support her sister Lydia, a brilliant but brittle ballet dancer, through the final weeks of her pregnancy. Once the baby is born, she is to make a phone call that will change all of their lives forever.
Decades later, Edith is living a contented life in Ireland, happily divorced and finally free. But with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.
'Tender and rueful' “ Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room'A delicious novel' “ Literary Review'Sublime . . . glorious' “ Vogue'Luminous' “ Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' “ Daily Mail