by Alan Bennett
First published 2016
In the sleepy village of Ebo, Alan Bennett lives a solitary life, content with his routines and the company of his books. But his ordered world is upended when a new resident, the enigmatic Virginia, arrives. As she insinuates herself into the community, Alan is drawn into her orbit, his carefully constructed defenses crumbling. Secrets from the past and dangerous desires threaten to consume them both, testing the limits of Alan's courage and Virginia's true motives.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Ebo
Period: Contemporary
260 pages · Kindle Edition · Faber & Faber