Synopsis
Winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction
From Lily King, beloved author of Writers and Lovers, Father of the Rain is a mesmerising novel about the complexity and power of familial love.
Gardiner Amory’s life is reeling – Nixon is being impeached, his wife is leaving him and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated. His daughter, Daley, has spent...
Details
07 November 2024750 minutes
9781035051168Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A gripping epic about a father and daughter that plumbs the dark side of a family riven by addiction and mental illness.Entertainment Weekly
Brilliant . . . An absorbing, insightful story written in cool, polished prose right to the last conflicted line.The Washington Post
Spellbinding . . . You won't be able to stop reading.Vanity Fair
King is a beautiful writer, with equally strong gifts for dialogue and internal monologue.The New York Times Book Review
