AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL 2025 ' 'The style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens . . . impressive' Sunday Times 'Erskine's great gift is for character. Not a single figure in this novel feels contrived' Guardian 'A writer of an unrivalled range of imaginative empathy' Financial Times 'I couldn't put this book down' Sheena Patel, author of I'm a Fan 'A powerful, moving, compelling, utterly enthralling debut' Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 'Perfectly pitched, surefooted, and charged with feeling' Colin Barrett, author of Wild Houses From the prize-winning author of Dance Move and Sweet Home, this is an astounding novel about intimate histories, class and money - and what being a parent means. Meet Frankie, Miriam and Bronagh: three very different women from Belfast, but all mothers to 18-year-old boys. Gorgeous Frankie, now married to a wealthy, older man, grew up in care. Miriam has recently lost her beloved husband Kahlil in ambiguous circumstances. Bronagh, the CEO of a
