On a windswept island off Cape Cod, Delilah moves into a cottage by the shore. After growing up in precarious circumstances with her Abuela, both of them hiding a terrible secret, all Delilah wants now is a beautiful place of her own - and she's paid a high price for it.
The neighbours watch the newcomer and wonder about her. They don't like it when she plants a wild and colourful garden in the front yard, and they like the visits from her married lover even less. Meanwhile, her new cottage shares a driveway with the reclusive Anton, who has a secret of his own. When the two meet, sparks fly - but will the past catch up with them?
Publisher: Fairlight Books
ISBN: 9781914148262
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
'A rich and moving story of identity' -Elizabeth Crane, author of This Story Will Change'Serene and sensuous... Marchant's prose is as measured and lush as a summer garden' -Liska Jacobs, author of The Pink Hotel'A sly and delicate novel of secret lives on a small island' -Michael Scott Moore, author of bestselling The Desert and the Sea'Becoming Delilah excavates without sentimentality the things women must do to survive in a world where "men make the rules"' -Gina Frangello, author of Blow Your House Down and A Life in Men'Marchant reveals her keen insight into human behavior and life in a world of stacked decks' -Deanne Stillman, author of Twentynine Palms'This book peels back layer after layer of Delilah's life in a way that is profoundly moving, unexpected and satisfying' -Mary Waters'This is a book to be read slowly, savoring each subtle twist and turn of these small lives lived largely' -Tod Goldberg
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