Little Monsters

From the author of WILD GAME, soon to be a film written by Nick Hornby
'Beautiful, lyrical and unvarnished' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of THE PAPER PALACE
'Affecting and powerful' OBSERVER
'A page-turner' FINANCIAL TIMES
A riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families and long-buried secrets
Summer, Cape Cod. Every member of the Gardner family is hiding a secret. Ken, a businessman with political ambitions, is caught in an internet chatroom and forced into couples therapy. Abby is ashamed to still depend on her brother's goodwill to sustain her life as an artist. Adam, their father and brilliant oceanographer, decides to come off his bipolar disorder medication to make one last scientific breakthrough. And then there's Steph- a new person living on the periphery, who harbours a secret that will change everything . . .
'Smart, funny and beautifully written. Brodeur is a brilliant dissector of family relationships, a lyricist of the natural world, and an astute observer of our inner turmoils' MONICA ALI
'Gorgeous, gripping, I couldn't put it down' RUTH OZEKI