The Unmaking of Ellie Rook

Author: Ireland, Sandra

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Published on 11 July 2019 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited).

Paperback | 208 pages
193 x 147 x 17 | 214g

A single phone call from halfway across the world is all it takes to bring her home . . . 'Ellie, something bad has happened.'Desperate to escape her 'kid from the scrapyard' reputation, Ellie Rook has forged a new life for herself abroad, but tragedy strikes when her mother, Imelda, falls from a notorious waterfall.

Here, according to local legend, the warrior queen Finella jumped to her death after killing a king. In the wake of her mother's disappearance, Ellie is forced to confront some disturbing truths about the family she left behind and the woman she has become.

Can a long-dead queen hold the key to Ellie's survival? And how far will she go to right a wrong?Featured on the Guardian's 'NOT THE BOOKER LONGLIST, 2019' (https://www.theguardian.com/books/series/not-the-booker-prize)