Published by Karnac, 2016. Reprinted by Sphinx, 2019.
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starlings
“But I suppose Steven and I knew something about broken things - that sometimes you just couldn't mend them. Never stopped trying though. Because you can't - until you do: stop and leave the broken thing behind.”
Starlings reaches back through three generations of inherited trauma, exploring how the impact of untold stories ricochets down the years. In delicate brushstrokes, this extraordinary first novel from Miranda Gold captures a family unravelling as the unspeakable finds a voice. It is by turns sad, hopeful, and deeply compelling.
Struggling to bear the legacy of her grandparents' experience of the Holocaust and her mother's desperate fragility, Sally seeks to reconnect with her brother Steven. Once close, Steven seems a stranger to her now that he has left London for Brighton. The echoes of their history once bound them - but it is an inheritance Steven can no longer share.
Discover Miranda’s second novel, A Small Dark Quiet.
praise for starlings
“A strange, sad, original and rather brilliant first novel, illumined with flashes of glorious writing and profound insight, particularly into the ways in which we attempt to reinvent ourselves.”
"An intense and evocative journey through the mind of a troubled young woman haunted by her family history."
"Starlings is a challenging novel. It is intense and sometimes seems almost something of a battle. It is, however, a beautifully written battle, with poetic prose that is expertly paced."