PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Nathan Oates's debut collection of short stories, The Empty House, won the 2012 Spokane Prize. He is an associate professor at Seton Hall University, where he teaches creative writing. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family. A Flaw in the Design is his debut novel.
Not only a deep dive into the things that can rock the cradle of a family, but also an absolute page-turner. I read it in a single sitting. * Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace * This is SO up my street. Gil is estranged from his wealthy sister, as her son once tried to drown Gil's daughter when they were kids. But when his sister dies, Gil adopts the would-be-murderer. LOVE IT * Joanna Cannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep * Phenomenal. A highly enjoyable Russian doll of a story. Impossible to put down. A remarkable debut * Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One *
