Edgar and Lucy

Edgar Allan Fini is haunted by his father's absence, his mother's secrets, and the ghosts of his grandmother's past. When he meets a man with his own tragic story, he is drawn deep into a damaged, grief-stricken world. Edgar & Lucy is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful and loving ties that bind us. It has received praise for its poetic prose, wit, and ability to capture the wonder and terror of both child and parenthood. It pushes the boundaries of beauty and exerts a fiendish grip on the reader.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 544 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2018
Publisher: Head of Zeus

Eight-year-old Edgar Allan Fini is haunted by his father's absence, his mother's secrets, and the ghosts of his grandmother's past. He recalls nothing of the accident that people still whisper about. When Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story, he is drawn deep into a damaged, grief-stricken world. Lucy must confront the demons that plague her to save her son and herself. Edgar and Lucy is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful and loving ties that bind us. Praise for Edgar and Lucy: "Gorgeous. There is poetry on every page... with delicate, precise observations and unexpected imagery," says the Sunday Times. "On every page Lodato's prose sings with a robust, openhearted wit, making Edgar & Lucy a delight to read... A riveting and exuberant ride," says the New York Times Book Review. "I love this book. Profoundly spiritual and hilariously specific... An unusual and intimate epic that manages to capture the wonder and terror of both child and parenthood with an uncanny clarity," says Lena Dunham, bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl. "Wonder-filled and magisterial... The book pushes the boundaries of beauty," says the Chicago Tribune. "A quirky coming-of-age novel that deepens into something dark and strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder," says Tom Perrotta, bestselling author of The Leftovers. "I tore through the luminous pages of Edgar & Lucy as if possessed... What this book has to say about love and truth will stay with me for a very, very long time," says Sophie McManus, bestselling author of The Unfortunates. "This tale exerts a fiendish grip on the reader," says Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. "Brings to mind J.D. Salinger, Lorrie Moore, and Alice Munro," says the New York Times Book Review.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 196 x 138 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786698131