'Each story is a perfectly formed jewel . . . vivid characterization,
ingenious plotting and intelligent structuring amount to a most engaging
read as we put the jigsaw of these lives back together' LIZ NUGENT
An Irish vagrant with a strange ability wanders Kew Gardens. She knows
that the fine weather is going to break and the impending rain casts her
mind back to a riverbank where a shady fisherman once asked for her
help.
The same fisherman, years later, runs into a childhood friend and
becomes intrigued by his wife. She in turn is charmed by his boldness
and his confidence. One day she goes out for a walk and never returns.
In another time, in another place, a photographer notices two ghostly
figures - of a man and a woman - on pictures developed from his vintage
lens. The images become clearer with each roll of film, but his dogged
investigation of the mystery could cost him dearly.
So spool out the lives in Catchlights: the past contains the present
and future; shallow and deep acts of cruelty, love, selfishness and
kindness reverberate for years.
