The Distance Home
23 January 2020Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Must a child's past define their future?
'Stark and beautiful . . . I haven’t read anything this good in a long time' – Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Set on the rugged plains of South Dakota, The Distance Home is the story of René and Leon, two children who grow up side by side but end...
Details
23 January 2020256 pages
9781509895342Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Deeply involving . . . rich, shimmering, sensuousJennifer Egan, author of A Visit From the Goon Squad
Stark and beautiful . . . luminous . . . Heartbreaking, full of compassion . . . I haven’t read anything this good in a long timeRachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
A heartfelt tale of brutal parental love . . . one of the most convincing portraits of a mother-daughter bond that I have read . . . generous, humaneThe Times
Sensitively imagined and perceptively told . . . affecting and rewardingDaily Mail
