Description
‘Five threads of storytelling interweave to form the braid of a novel both
poignant and elegiac. A story of missed opportunities and, ultimately, a
memorable story of forgiveness’ Sarah Winman
‘Love Lane is the story of a family, told beautifully and with deep
understanding. There is no judgement here, only humanity. A joy and a lesson
for our time’ Ann Cleeves
A reunion. A journey. A longing for a place called home…
When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to
an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-
examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a
distant myth.
His daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a
long buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry’s effect on the next generation
is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma,
while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is.
Can Harry stay and make a new life before it’s too late, or will he find himself cast out
again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?
LOVE LANE is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration
of what home and family can really be.
‘An involving story of reconciliation, secrets and compromises, rich in
emotional truth and evocative historical detail’ Clare Chambers
‘I adored it. One of the most atmospheric and subtly realised novels I’ve read
in a long while. It has the feel of a small-scale epic, filtered through distinct
voices, about family and memory, estrangement and homecoming’ James
Cahill
‘He makes you care about the characters who feel real, and you so badly want
the world to treat them with the respect, kindness and attention they deserve.
A deep, moving novel’ Georgina Moore
