Astonishing Splashes of Colour

The debut novel that catapulted Clare Morrall on to the Booker shortlist, a compelling and affecting tale of a woman whose longing to have children and for the mother she never knew leads her into serious trouble. .

Kitty Wellington, the narrator of Clare Morrall''s absorbing sure-footed first novel, has been brought up in a large family by her painter father. Surrounded by older brothers, she has no real recollection of either her mother, who was killed in a car crash, or her sister, who ran away from home.

The great strength of the novel is Kitty herself. Morrall has provided her with a compelling narrative voice - wry, confiding, perceptive. Echoes from JM Barrie''s disturbing masterpiece are quietly sounded, with particular emphasis on missing mothers and "lost boys".

• | Author: Clare Morrall
• | Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• | Publication Date: Nov 07, 2013
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781444780314
• | ISBN-10: 144478031X