Cradlefasts

This is a sequel to the award-winning Earthfasts, which is tantalisingly referred to and explained as the new story gradually unfolds. Add to this the closely-honed quality of the text plus the unfamiliar dialogue, and a demanding read emerges - but nevertheless an intellectually satisfying one. The death of his mother during childbirth with the loss of the baby girl as well, leaves David emotionally scarred and then, as if out of the same Time-warp as John Cherry of Earthfasts, Clare enters his life, convinced she is his sister and carrying the cherished toy he thought had disappeared at his mother's death.