Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell

Set against the backdrop of the legendry British heatwave of 1976, Maggie O’Farrell brilliantly penetrates the depths of a family crisis and the devastating and long-range power of family secrets. With the sudden disappearance of their father – he went out to get the newspaper and didn’t come home – 3 adult siblings each in the midst of his or her own personal crisis, are called home by their mother to help figure out what has become of him.  But does their mother know more about the disappearance than she is admitting to and ultimately can the siblings face their own demons? If you love a book with well-developed characters, complex personal dynamics and seething sibling rivalries, then this is THE book for you! And there are plenty more titles for your enjoyment including the thoroughly compelling and utterly haunting The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox.