Erringby

Kit is drawn to his Uncle Col and Aunt Marianne's bohemian world, where he spends one debauched summer with them. When he wakes up in bed with Marianne, their lives spiral out of control. Erringby is a captivating coming-of-age novel with echoes of Great Expectations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2021
Publisher: Fairlight Books

Kit eagerly anticipates the commencement of his life, having been orphaned at a tender age. He recoils from the ordinary existence of his adoptive parents, finding solace in the bohemian world of his Uncle Col and his captivating wife, Marianne. Nestled within the permissive atmosphere of Erringby, Marianne's rambling family mansion, Kit's fascination with his aunt intensifies. During a debauched summer, at the age of eighteen, Kit awakens to find himself in a compromising position with Marianne. However, the circumstances surrounding that night remain shrouded in mystery, leaving him to grapple with its consequences. As the story unfolds, Kit, Marianne, and Col find themselves entangled in a web of deceit and turmoil, their lives spiraling out of control. Set against the backdrop of the changing cultural landscape of the seventies, eighties, and nineties, Erringby emerges as a captivating coming-of-age novel, resonating with echoes of Great Expectations.

Weight: 336g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912054350