*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper*
‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali
‘A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival’ Claire Fuller
'Wonderful… lives up to the hype’ Stephen King
‘Impossibly accomplished’ Chris Whitaker
Isabel and Edward meet as teenagers.
When she tells him she loves him, it feels like the bravest thing she’s ever done.
But years later, a stranger walks into their home and tears their world apart.
This is where their story really begins.