I devoured this book when it first came out, and read it again with relish.
Iris, an Edinburgh shop-owner, is surprised to be contacted by a nursing home about a Great-Aunt that she never knew existed. This book describes how Esme came to be written out of family history.
The story is revealed gradually, in different voices: Esme's own, Esme's memories, and the ramblings of Esme's sister Kitty, now suffering from dementia.
Not the jolliest of reads, but gripping.
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