Last Days in Cleaver Square

Francis McNulty, an aging poet, is living with his daughter Gilly in their childhood home in Cleaver Square. Haunted by memories of the Spanish Civil War, he is reminded of a terrible act of betrayal he committed. When Gilly announces her upcoming marriage, Francis is forced to confront his past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2022
Publisher: Cornerstone

From the internationally bestselling author of Asylum, Trauma, and The Wardrobe Mistress comes a wonderful, thrilling novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Set in 1975, Francis McNulty, an aging poet, retired, lives in his childhood home in Cleaver Square with his daughter, Gilly. Haunted by memories of the Spanish Civil War, in which he drove an ambulance, he sees awful visions of his old nemesis, General Franco, and is powerfully reminded of a terrible act of betrayal he committed in Spain. When Gilly announces her upcoming marriage, Francis is forced to confront his past, once and for all.

Impressive Guardian is a very moving portrayal of a complicated father-daughter relationship, neither of them fully able to break away. Rachel Joyce's writing is masterful, and her characters are well-developed and relatable. This is a must-read for fans of psychological suspense and historical fiction.

Weight: 176g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529156485