by Mick Jackson
First published 2016
Yukiko watches snowflakes drift through the Yorkshire air, each one searching for its perfect landing spot. Ten years have passed since her mother died, leaving questions that refuse to stay buried. After a visit with her sister in London goes wrong, Yukiko runs north to Haworth, the windswept village where her mother spent her final days. The cold winter landscape mirrors her isolation as she digs into family secrets her sister wants left alone. In this Brontë country, Yukiko forms an unexpected friendship with a local girl while piecing together clues about her mother's last journey. Her investigation becomes both detective work and pilgrimage, forcing her to confront not just the mystery of her mother's death but the weight of unfinished grief and family anger.
Genres: literary-fiction, family-life, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, grief
Setting: Haworth, Yorkshire, London
Period: 10 years ago
Hardcover · Ulverscroft