'When Esther wakes with a breathing tube down her throat, she has no idea where she is or how she got there. In terrible physical condition, Esther is tended to by Grace, the only other person in the building.
'In the half-consciousness of her recovery, Esther is desperate to get back to her young kids and grapples with the events of her life as they come flooding back: a childhood spent between warring parents; the demise of her marriage; the struggles she faced when her children were born.
'Suspicious of Grace, Esther takes drastic action to escape. But there are certain facts about the reality of her situation - her place in time, her history and her life - that she will need to uncover first.
'If You Go is a moving, captivating and unforgettable novel about hope and grief and family, exploring what we inherit and what we pass down.' (Publication summary)
'A woman ‘comes to’ in darkness, eyelids and mouth taped shut, thoughts leaden and lagging. A second woman tends to the first, rubbing life back into her cold limbs in a grotesque pantomime of birth. Even as Esther’s awareness of the world around her grows, her thoughts compulsively circle back to her children, Wolfie and Clare. ‘Where am I?’ she asks Grace after her breathing tube has been removed. Then: ‘Where are my kids?’'(Introduction)
'The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.'
'Divorce and midlife breakdowns are key themes across two memoirs and a speculative novel reviewed by our books columnist this month. She also casts her eyes over the Miles Franklin Literary Award’s eclectic 2024 shortlist.' (Introduction)
'Divorce and midlife breakdowns are key themes across two memoirs and a speculative novel reviewed by our books columnist this month. She also casts her eyes over the Miles Franklin Literary Award’s eclectic 2024 shortlist.' (Introduction)
'The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.'
'A woman ‘comes to’ in darkness, eyelids and mouth taped shut, thoughts leaden and lagging. A second woman tends to the first, rubbing life back into her cold limbs in a grotesque pantomime of birth. Even as Esther’s awareness of the world around her grows, her thoughts compulsively circle back to her children, Wolfie and Clare. ‘Where am I?’ she asks Grace after her breathing tube has been removed. Then: ‘Where are my kids?’'(Introduction)
