Belinda McKeon's debut novel, Solace, begins right in the middle of things Not in a fast-paced way, but slowly, with a sense of sadness and the implication that something has happened We find Tom Casey, a farmer, and his adult son, Mark, baling hay together in vaguely companionable silence The tension between them emerges in full force though, when Tom takes Mark's child, Aoife, with him on an errand without telling Mark and returns to the farm to find him furious Read more
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