![]() beautifully crafted" Irish Times "A moving novel about the aftershock of the 1914-1918 conflict. Anna Hope’s brilliant debut unfolds over the course of five days, as three women must deal with the aftershocks of World War I and its impact on the men in their lives. Anna Hope's characters are so real flawed and searching, and her prose so natural, one almost forgets how very great a story she is telling." - Sadie Jones, author of THE OUTCAST "Superb. Wake: 1) Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep. The author gives us a moving and original glimpse into the haunted peace after the Great War, her characters drawn by the gravity of the unmarked, the unknown and perhaps, finally, the unhoped for." - Chris Cleave, author of THE OTHER HAND "Wake is powerful and humane a novel that charms and beguiles. Anna Hope’s brilliant debut unfolds over the course of five days, as three women must deal with the aftershocks of World War I and its impact on the men in their lives. I loved it." - Rachel Joyce, author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY "A tender and timely novel, full of compassion and quiet insight. ![]() ![]() ![]() It touches feelings we know, and settings - dance halls, war front, queues outside the grocer - that we don't. ![]() "A compelling and emotionally charged debut about the painful aftermath of war and the ways - small, brave or commonplace - that keep us going. ![]()
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