FOUR-CORNERED CIRCLE

A gripping story of relationships, family — and the dark secrets that can test their limits…

A gripping story of relationships, family – and the dark secrets that can test their limits . . . Marie and Louise are twin sisters. they’ve always been close, but now Marie is on the brink of huge success as a children’s author, Louise can’t help feeling a stab of – what? Not jealously, exactly, more irritation at her own situation: divorced and drifting. And there are the unwelcome stirrings that Marie’s rakishly handsome husband, Leif, sparks within her . . . But when tragedy strikes, Louise must decide how far she will go to protect her sister – and their whole family. With characteristic insight, Jon Cleary weaves a page-turning story of deception, jealousy, ambition – and love. Is any sacrifice too great to keep a family together? ‘Cleary writes with a sinewy energy envied by many younger authors. He steps lightly … to simply tell a seamless story, while his development of character demonstrates acute observation and economy of style … Cleary presents what most creative writing courses attempt to teach: making the writing sing’ Christopher Bantick the Australian