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The Unwilding : The stunning new literary read of summer 2024 - Sally Scott

The Unwilding

The stunning new literary read of summer 2024

Read by: Sally Scott

Author: Marina Kemp

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Published: 4th July 2024

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'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it' TESSA HADLEY

'Powerfully compelling' GUARDIAN

'Complex and nuanced... the perfect definition of summer reading' LUCY CALDWELL

'Subtle, complex, ambitious' THE TIMES

A stunning new novel of power, desire and the secrets all families carry, from the acclaimed author of Nightingale, Marina Kemp.

When fledgling writer Zoe arrives at the Sicilian holiday home of famed novelist Don Travers, she feels that she has made it. And yet as the week unfolds it is not Don but his children and unknowable wife, Lydia, who come to intrigue Zoe most. On the fringes, Don's youngest, Nemony, watches as her older siblings begin to navigate the treacherous waters of the adult world. When her adored oldest sister makes a terrible mistake, the holiday ends suddenly, shattering the fragile balance of their parents' marriage and the siblings' lives.

Many years later and in the wake of loss, the events of that summer continue to haunt. Nemony, now a lonely new mother herself, strikes up a chance friendship with Zoe. With her support, Nemony attempts to grapple with the casual damage enacted by her father. But as their relationship deepens, she is soon forced to question the true extent of Zoe's fascination with the Travers family.

Tracing their lives through Sicily, London and the old mining towns of Appalachia, Nemony must uncover the stories untold - about her implacable father, her troubled mother, and the siblings she might still do anything for.

'Exquisitely written, subtle and transporting' SUSSIE ANIE, author of To Fill a Yellow House

'Ambitious, immersive' OLIVIA SUDJIC, author of Sympathy

'Unflinching, magnificent' KAREN POWELL, author of Fifteen Wild Decembers

'A writer to watch' FRANCIS SPUFFORD

In The Unwilding, Marina Kemp presents a riveting narrative that delves into the intricacies of life and the inevitable coming of age. The story, a work of fiction, explores the aftermath of divorce and the struggle to navigate the tumultuous waters of adulthood.

For fans of John Banville (Snow), Amor Towles (Rules of Civility), Carys Davies (Clear), Anne Tyler (Redhead by the Side of the Road), and Sarah Moss (The Fell).

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