LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
THE SECOND NOVEL IN 'ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED LITERARY SERIES IN RECENT TIMES' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
'A novel of remarkable power and grace . . . astounding'
The Times
'Deeply humane and acutely truthful'
Sunday Times
'Full of a simple poetry . . . a true portrayal of the rhythms of everyday working-class life'
Independent
After the upheavals of the Second World War, the Richardson family - Sam, Ellen and their young son Joe - settle back to working-class life in the Cumbrian town of Wigton. Yet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same again. As the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, Sam and Ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of Joe, who grows up with his own demons to confront.