Lucy Caldwell These Days : 'A gem of a novel, I adored it.' Marian Keyes Multicolor

WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONWINNER OF THE E. M. FORSTER AWARDAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4s BOOK AT BEDTIMETwo sisters. Four nights. One City. April, 1941. Belfast has escaped the worst of the war so far. Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey one engaged to be married, the other in a secret relationship with another woman as they try to survive the horrors of the Belfast Blitz, These Days is an unforgettable novel about lives lived under duress, about family, and about how we try to stay true to ourselvesBrilliantly evokes wartime love and heartbreak. GuardianBreathtakingly good. A novel of enormous heart full of luminous passages of prose. ObserverMeticulously researched, perfectly imagined, full of compassion and emotional truth. CLARE CHAMBERS Lucy Caldwell These Days : 'A gem of a novel, I adored it.' MARIAN KEYES