After just a year of close, loving marriage, Ruth has been widowed. Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident and Ruth is left, suddenly and totally bereft.
Unable to share her sorrow and grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated, burying herself in her cottage in the countryside as the seasons change around her. Only Ben's young brother Jo, is able to reach out beyond his own grief, to offer Ruth the compassion which might reclaim her from her own devastating unhappiness.
The result is a moving, lyrical exploration of love and loss, of grief and mourning, from a masterful writer.
| ISBN: | 9780099570486 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2012 |
| Author: | Susan Hill |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 254 pages |
| Genres: |
Contemporary lifestyle fiction Modern and Contemporary romance Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Family Drama |