The author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel The Uninvited Guests returns with a captivating coming-of-age story told by two children whose moving journey from innocence to experience is shaped by their families’ attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm deep in the English countryside. “Sadie Jones’s achingly poignant sixth novel recounts the story of two youngsters whose friendship is pulled apart by the tensions of the adult world in a rural Eden. . . . This is a novel of quiet beauty, vividly evoking the magnitude of childhood loss and the capacity for hope.”—The Guardian  “Jones’ skillfully rendered, character-driven coming-of-age work is a bittersweet delight for fans of Beryl Bainbridge and Elizabeth Gill.”—Booklist