A Crooked Tree

“Ellen and Thomas are bickering in the back of the car. Libby has her forehead pressed against the window, she is dreading the coming summer. Ellen is going too far, disturbing their mother as she drives. Libby elbows Ellen to shut her up. But Ellen doesn’t stop. When their mother pulls on to the verge and tells Ellen to ‘get out’, they all know that is what she is going to do. What none of them know as they drive off leaving their 12-year-old sister on the side of the road five miles from home, with the dark closing in around her, is what will happen next.”

It is described by Faber as “a devastating journey through family life in suburban 80s America" which "explores how actions have terrible unintended consequences and heralds a fantastic new talent". “This is an utterly captivating novel, populated with finely hewn characters. It has the kind of propulsive force that means you might have to remind yourself to breathe. It's a joy to be welcoming Una Mannion to the list and we look forward to sharing her mesmeric debut with its irresistible pull.”

Coverage at The Bookseller, Bookbrunch, The Irish Times