Lithium and Lullabies (Signed)

Description

Lily has grown up in a wealthy family, where secrecy surrounds her mother’s mental illness. she worries that she has inherited her mother’s depression and wonders if she could ever give a child of her own the maternal love she never experienced.

In daydreams, Lily slides back into childhood, away from the tensions of her marriage and everyday life. Finding herself drawn back into a labyrinth of family memories, she starts to unpick secrets hidden beneath the surface. Unravelling a thread of lies, Lily turns to three strong women in her life – sister, aunt and grandmother. Their stories challenge her to make a future free from the past.

Lithium and Lullabies is a richly poetic evocation of childhood and how we are tied to the past, as Lily searches for the strength she needs to find a different path.

Layered with subtle nuance, the pages of this novel capture the nostalgia, the danger, and ultimately the necessity of exploring childhood memory.