A Town Called Solace

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO FOUR**Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972 this is a novel of painful histories and the moments in life when we can change for the better.Clara''s rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered she yearns to uncover the truth about what happened.Liam newly divorced and newly unemployed moves into the house next door and within hours gets a visit from the police.Elizabeth is thinking about a crime committed thirty years ago one that had tragic consequences for two families. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies.**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**''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