The Unwilding
- Author Marina Kemp
- Narrator TBD
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 7 hours and 15 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
‘A writer to watch’ FRANCIS SPUFFORD
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.
Critics Review
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‘At the Sicilian holiday house of a famous writer … the youngest daughter watches from the sidelines and many years later is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about her family’ The Times, ‘The best books of 2024’
Praise for Nightingale:
‘This fine and subtle novel enthralled and moved me‘ Tessa Hadley, author of Free Love
‘Extraordinary … Richly atmospheric … I loved it’ Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill
‘Deeply moving, aglow with compassion‘ Guardian
‘A rollercoaster of a read‘ The Times
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