The House of Hardie is the first book in a series by Anne Melville and tells the story of two sets of siblings from different classes, who meet in Oxford and whose lives quickly become entangled. Midge and Gordon Hardie have grown up as the children of a wine merchant. But their lot in life, to inherit The House of…
A young woman and her brother return to their abandoned home and an unsolved family mystery in this slow burn of a debut novel. In the scorching summer of 1976, Robyn spends her days swimming at the Lido and tagging after her brother. It’s the perfect holiday – except for the crying women her mum keeps bringing home. As the…