SIZE:25.5CM*18CM*2.4CM 'If George Clooney had walked into the room I would have told him to come back later when I'd finished' Sunday Telegraph'This is a wonderfully rich, involving and beautifully written book' Guardian Based on a real murder at the turn of the century,this outstanding debut novel is a powerful and moving coming-of-age book. Mattie is torn between her familial responsibilities, her desire to be a writer, and the excitement of a first romance. Her dilemmas and choices are quietly reflected in the life of a young woman found drownedin a lake, a woman that Mattie only gets to know through reading her letters. When finally the tales of Mattie and the drowned girl merge,their stories beautifully combine in a brilliant and perfect conclusion.