Synopsis
'A beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning. The people and places in this book will stay with me for a long time.' – Sally Rooney, author of Normal People
A Times Best Paperback of the Year
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Longlisted for the William Hill Award
A BBC Arts &...
Details
29 February 2024176 pages
9781529094640Imprint: Picador
Reviews
'Western Lane is a beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning. The people and places in this book will stay with me for a long time.'Sally Rooney, author of Normal People
A slim, subtle debut novel of grief and growing up that conjures a powerful panoply of emotionsThe Economist, 'The Best Books of 2023'
Stunning . . . Spare, tender, brilliantly achieved . . . A novel that unfolds in silences . . . and dares to leave much unsaid.The Guardian
A deeply evocative debut about a family grappling with grief, conveyed through crystalline languageThe Judges of the Booker Prize
