The afterglow - Anthony Cartwright

Meet the family. There's Luke at work at the meat packing plant, out on the town at Caesar's with Jamie, playing snooker with his unnerving mate Risley, and back in bed with his ex-fiancee. He knows he can always count on his mother and father, or have a heart to heart with sister Kerry: because, years after the death of toddler Adam, they all still feel guilty responsibility for the tragedy. An exceptional debut, poignant and heart-warming, The Afterglow explores the shifting patterns of contemporary life in post-industrial landscapes.