PositiveThe Financial TimesThis ambitious debut novel takes place on The Avenue, an ordinary suburban street, during the blistering summer of 1976. When Margaret Creasy, pensioner and wife, disappears her neighbours search for an answer ... Set against their fierce gossip is the voice of Grace, the exuberant and curious 10-year-old narrator, who sets out with her best friend Tilly on a quest in search of God. Through the eyes of Grace, Joanna Cannon discovers a sense of unbelonging in all of her characters and forces us to reflect on the readiness with which we default to blaming others.
