At its centre is Frances, a composer looking back on a childhood shaped by beauty, volatility, and silence. As she revisits her past, she begins to understand her mother’s mysterious rages and the buried trauma that shaped them both. What emerges is a story of inheritance, of what is passed down and what is withheld, and of how art can transform even the most difficult truths.
Structured like a symphony, this novel is about a mother and daughter, about intergenerational trauma, the unspoken catastrophe that shaped their lives, and about the making of creative life itself.
We’re launching the book at Gleebooks, with former NSW Premier
Bob Carr, on Wednesday, May 13th. A proper literary night with good conversation, strong ideas, and a book worth showing up for.
If you’re in Sydney, come to the launch.
This is one of those books that will find its readers quickly.