Mort, Helen
Black Car Burning
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784706630
- author:
- Mort, Helen
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 12.9 centimetres (
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Black Car Burning by Helen Mort is a powerful exploration of trauma, trust and healing set against the backdrop of Sheffield's urban landscape.
The novel follows two women, Alexa and Caron, as they navigate their complicated relationships and confront the city's violent past. Meanwhile, an ex-police officer becomes increasingly obsessed with a traumatic event from 1989, forcing him to re-examine his own memories and sense of identity.
Mort's stunning debut novel weaves together these different storylines with remarkable skill, grounding them in the textures of the natural world and the urban terrain underfoot. A beautifully accomplished work of loss and healing, Black Car Burning is a deeply felt and thought-provoking read.