The Wreck

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Two couples pursue their dream of communal living in the English countryside – and then it all comes tumbling down

Charlotte and Francesca were best friends at university in the mid-1970s. But tensions always coursed beneath their natural affection, and the two women drifted apart.

When Fran contacts Charlotte out of the blue with an unusual proposal - an invitation to live with her and her husband in the rambling house they've bought in the countryside - Charlotte impulsively persuades her partner to accept this tantalising promise of a different kind of community.

At first their shared life feels truly utopian. But as the seasons change, old rivalries resurface and desires shift, shattering their illusions and showing each of them in a new light.

‘Irresistible’
OBSERVER

'I fell hopelessly in love with The Wreck. A beautiful, funny, clever, insightful book'
LISA OWENS

'A one-of-a-kind novel. I adored every page of it'
ANA KINSELLA

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