A powerful tale of grief and survival - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch
'This novel is cut like a diamond, with such sharp authenticity and bursts of light' ALICE MUNRO
'Extraordinary and luminous... the best novel I've read this year' JUNOT DIAZ
'Incandescent and utterly original' NEW YORK TIMES
'A glowing, powerful and immensely readable paean to the power of family' INDEPENDENT
In 1950s West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Lark and her younger half-brother Termite, who is unable to walk or talk, are being raised by their Aunt Nonie. Their mother Lola is absent, Termite's father is still caught up in the chaos of the Korean War, and Lark doesn't even know who her father is.
One night, a flood roars through town. Amid the debris and destruction, the truths of Lark's personal history begin to surface. And as the mysteries of the past come to light, the lives of Lark and Termite will be changed forever.
| ISBN: | 9780349725550 |
| Publication date: | 2nd April 2026 |
| Author: | Jayne Anne Phillips |
| Publisher: | Fleet an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
General Fiction Historical Fiction |
A powerful tale of grief and survival - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch'This novel is cut like a diamond, with such sharp authenticity and bursts of light' ALICE MUNRO'Extraordinary and luminous... the best novel I've read this year' JUNOT DIAZ'Incandescent and utterly original' NEW YORK TIMES'A glowing, powerful and immensely readable paean to the power of family' INDEPENDENTIn 1950s West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Lark and her younger half-brother Termite, who is unable to walk or talk, are being raised by their Aunt Nonie. Their mother Lola is absent, Termite's father is still caught up in the chaos of the Korean War, and Lark doesn't even know who her father is.One night, a flood roars through town.
Lark and Termite features in the following genres: General Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Lark and Termite was written by Jayne Anne Phillips and published by Fleet an imprint of Little, Brown
Lark and Termite has 304 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.