The Past

Resumen del libro

"Few writers give me such consistent pleasure". (Zadie Smith). Four siblings meet up in their grandparents' old house for three long, hot summer weeks.

But under the idyllic surface lie shattering tensions. Roland has come with his new wife, and his sisters don't like her. Fran has brought her children, who soon uncover an ugly secret in a ruined cottage in the woods.

Alice has invited Kasim, an outsider, who makes plans to seduce Roland's teenage daughter. And Harriet, the eldest, finds her quiet self-possession ripped apart when passion erupts unexpectedly. Over the course of the holiday, a familiar way of life falls apart forever.

"Exquisite". (The Times). "Wonderful".

(Guardian). "Magnificent". (Sunday Times).

Biografía del autor

Nació en Brístol en 1956. Ha escrito tres libros de relatos y ocho novelas. Publicó su primer libro con 46 años, y desde entonces su reputación literaria y el aprecio de los lectores no han dejado de crecer. Su obra ha recibido el Premio Windham Campbell y el Premio Hawthornden. En Sexto Piso hemos publicado Lo que queda de luz (2021), Amor libre (2022), El pasado (2024) y La fiesta (2025).