Mary Lawson's first novel, Crow Lake, was loved by critics and
readers all over the world; it was translated into 25 languages and
published in 28 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won
the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in
her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge,
was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard &
Judy Book Club. Road Ends, published in 2014, was described by the
New York Times as 'tender and surprising . . . a vivid and
evocative tale'. A Town Called Solace, published to critical
acclaim in February 2021, was an instant bestseller in her native
Canada. Mary came to England in the 1960s, and lives in
Kingston-upon-Thames.
www.marylawson.ca
It's already one of my favourite books of the year
*Rachel Joyce*
She has the God-given ability to convey the complexities of human
nature in everyday language... Like a magician, Lawson hides her
technique, and makes it all seem as natural as breathing
*Mail on Sunday*
A contemplative story about loss and regret, a slow burn of a read
with a fire at its heart
*Irish Times*
Lawson's writing is such that it appears effortless but, as all the
strands come together to create a rich and satisfying tapestry, her
genius for storytelling becomes apparent
*Irish Independent*
The doubts, difficulties and uncertainties of the human condition
are carefully examined in a way that is both heartbreaking and
joyful
*Scotsman*
Subtle and darkly funny, this tender novel unspools the
interconnected lives of her beautifully drawn characters
*Daily Express*
An absorbing novel
*Sunday Express*
Lawson has carved out a world in Northern Ontario that's vividly,
absorbingly real... Carries you along from midnight to dawn,
oblivious of the time
*Literary Review*
A Town Called Solace keeps you breathless with anxiety, then relief
and finally even joy
*Observer*
Close to perfection
*The Times*
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