A psychological novel from bestselling author Wendy Robertson A psychological novel from bestselling author Wendy Robertson The Story We're all experts in childhood. After all weren't we all once children? But ... Twelve year old Dee - is a misfit in her family. Her parents see her stubborn willfulness as a source of chaos in the household. It's the last straw when she decides not to speak. As her life begins to unravel Dee tells us her own story - how she begins to rescue herself from her own life. But she's not alone on her journey. Travelling with her is a woman who throws pots and a dog...

'A powerful writer' Mail on Sunday 'Now here is my web: four women sitting clustered round a table clutching at the memory of a fifth woman. Stretching behind us are those taut parallels, our individual lives: tense fragile constructions stretched through dark spaces which have led with ineffable elegance to this round table on this wet afternoon. We are five women, counting Christine, webbed together now with shared experience, mutual respect and well won affection. Outside in the rain a police car makes its urgent way, blue light flashing.' Paulie Smith In her first few days out of prison...