A Sweet Obscurity

Uncorrected Proof. 8vo. Pp. [viii], 471. Pictorial wraps.

Author's tenth novel, inspired by a dream. Told from the alternate viewpoints of its four main characters, a tale of individuals in search of a family, and centring on a nine-year-old orphan, wise beyond her years. "[A]n expansive, multi-stranded, un-ashamedly old-fashioned drama of intersecting lives played out against the dual backdrop of London and Cornwall. [...] Gale's talent is undeniable." –Jem Poster, The Guardian