The Light Between Trees

‘A truly accomplished debut that kept me guessing at the outcome down to the final few pages – the moorland setting palpable throughout.' - Mark Stratton, journalist & BBC radio broadcaster'Darkly brooding, involving and impressive.' Anna South, editorial consultantSHORTLISTED FOR THE CINNAMON PRESS FIRST NOVEL AWARD (under a working title)LONGLISTED FOR THE BATH NOVEL AWARD (under a working title)A woman’s disappearance from an isolated moorland community with a neighbour’s young son stirs up painful memories, suspicion and guilt. Besieged by journalists, two of her estranged children, return to their rural roots to face the truth about themselves and the people they once knew. However, the veneer of good manners is as thin as the upland soil and as tensions mount their lives begin to unravel in unforeseen and devastating ways.