A Map of Glass

About this book

From the author of the best-selling award-winning The Stone Carvers and The Underpainter comes a new novel that explores love loss and the transitory nature of place. After Jerome a young artist on a remote island retreat discovers Andrew Woodman s dead body frozen in the ice he meets the elderly man s former lover Sylvia who is curious about the circumstances surrounding Andrew s death. Together Jerome and Sylvia uncover both the secrets of their own pasts and the breathtaking story of Andrew s ancestors.