Kirjahaku

"How did the girl who once dreamed of being a Charlie's Angel become such a cowed and submissive woman? Marion's life appears perfectly fine but she is controlled and bullied by her husband, her only respite a once a week trip to the local swimming pool. A chance meeting with an old school-friend develops into a secret relationship. Her friend points out that Marion has a choice: she could leave her abusive and unfaithful husband. But is it too late?"

When three brothers find a dead magpie and peg it to the washing line, the resurrection re-enactment becomes a portent of tragedy to come, and a reminder of past guilt and trauma. In Captain Jesus we see a family struggle to cope as loss rips through their lives; through the teenage eyes of their mother, twenty years earlier, we glimpse the events that shape her response. The icons, influences and family histories that define faith connect the two narratives as the family gradually heals, thanks to the quietness of love and the natural world.

When Celeste stops to take a stone out of her shoe one night, she's just moments from home. Her mother drinks tea the next morning, assuming Celeste is asleep upstairs. But Celeste hasn't made it home. Over the next 48 hours, through the eyes of all those involved, we discover what might have happened to Celeste and how they are all connected to her story. While panic takes hold, Celeste needs help. But will anyone find her?