Author:Elizabeth Berg
Is it ever too late to make up for the past?
Laura Bartone looks forward to her annual family reunion with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Every year, she and her siblings return to their parents' home outside Minneapolis to attend the state fair. This year, things are different. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister Caroline. On their first evening together, Caroline confronts Laura and their brother Steve with devastating allegations about their mother. Taken aback and incredulous, the siblings are unable to reconcile their perception of their childhood. A sudden tragedy forces them to face the past, their own culpability and their need for love and forgiveness.
Like To Kill a Mockingbird rewritten from the viewpoint of Boo Radley
—— Scotland on SundaySupremely well imagined...Frequently brilliant and consistently unsettling, Summer of the Cicada will remain with you for quite a while
—— IndependentThe opening scene of Summer of the Cicada lodges itself in the mind and stays there until the final page... the ferocity of the violence, combined with the matter-of-fact way the scene unfolds, leaves an unforgettble impression... It is a measure of the artistry Will Napier brings to his first novel that the harrowing subject matter does not make for a depressing read
—— Sunday TelegraphBrilliantly disturbing
—— ScotsmanThe handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare
—— Evening StandardA handsome, collectable hardback edition
—— Lynne Truss, The TimesIn its evocation of place, or, more exactly, of places in time, the book is masterful
—— Geoff Dyer , The GuardianBeautifully written... darkly comic
—— David Lodge
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