Description
A young girl, Mary, makes a vow to protect the people she loves, only to find her life shaped by forces that don’t fit neatly into the world’s expectations. As Mary’s story unfolds into a new identity, the novel follows her alongside a wider cast whose lives—like hers—are marked by misunderstanding, longing, and the quiet costs of being “other.” With compassion and restraint, the book explores gender identity, belonging, and the ways communities enforce conformity, while also illuminating the resilience of those who refuse to disappear. Rose Tremain’s distinctive, unsentimental style—attentive to what is unsaid and to the sharp clarity of a child’s perspective—makes this an intimate, human-centered journey that feels both intimate and startlingly ahead of its time.
Available Editions
paperback
Atheneum
Published Jan 1, 1993
323 pages
ISBN: 0689121709
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First Published
1992
Language
eng
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