Disquiet

Olivia arrives at her motheras chateau in rural France (the first time in more than a decade) with her two young children in tow. Soon the family is joined by Oliviaas brother Marcus and his wife Sophieabut this reunion is far from joyful. After years of desperately wanting a baby, Sophie has just given birth to a stillborn child, and she is struggling to overcome her devastation. Meanwhile, Olivia wrestles with her own secrets about the cruel and violent man she married many years before. Exquisitely written and reminiscent of Ian McEwan and J. M. Coetzee, "Disquiet" is a darkly beautiful and atmospheric story that will linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.