A compelling and emotionally charged debut about the painful aftermath of war and the ways - small, brave or commonplace - that keep us going. It touches feelings we know, and settings - dance halls, war front, queues outside the grocer - that we don't. I loved it. -- Rachel Joyce, author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY A tender and timely novel, full of compassion and quiet insight. The author gives us a moving and original glimpse into the haunted peace after the Great War, her characters drawn by the gravity of the unmarked, the unknown and perhaps, finally, the unhoped for. -- Chris Cleave, author of THE OTHER HAND Wake is powerful and humane; a novel that charms and beguiles. Anna Hope's characters are so real; flawed and searching, and her prose so natural, one almost forgets how very great a story she is telling. -- Sadie Jones, author of THE OUTCAST Superb ... beautifully crafted * Irish Times * A moving novel about the aftershock of the 1914-1918 conflict. ... unlikely many will prove better than Anna Hope's Wake * Sunday Times * Absorbing and timely * Daily Mail * Wise and insightful * Sunday Express * A hit, we think! * Simon Mayo Bookclub * Impressive and poignant ... moving and rewarding * Woman and Home * Poignant ... stays long in the memory * Choice *
