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Set in post-WWII suburban London, this debut novel explores the downward spiral and tortured redemption of a young man shattered by loss. After the war, Lewis Aldridge adjusts to his father Gilbert's return, but their lives are upended when Lewis's mother drowns, plunging him into isolation. Gilbert, consumed by grief, remarries a year later, leaving Lewis's sadness to fester. As a teenager, he erupts in anger, setting fire to a church and serving two years in prison. Upon his release, Lewis seeks redemption but finds himself ostracized. The Carmichael family poses a particular threat: the abusive patriarch Dicky, who seeks to humiliate him; the alluring Tamsin, who embodies danger; and the innocent Kit, whose youthful affection confounds him. As distrust grows between Lewis and the townspeople, Kit emerges as a potential savior. The author’s fluid prose captures Lewis's suffering with aching authenticity. Born in London to a creative family, the author worked various jobs and spent years as a screenwriter before writing her first novel, Outcast.