'A mesmerising storyteller' The Times From the Canadian prairies to the streets of 1950s Liverpool - is it ever too late to start life again? When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth. His daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry's effect on the next generation is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is. Can Harry stay and make a new life before it's too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much? LOVE LANE is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be. 'An involving story of reconciliation, secrets and compromises, rich in emotional truth and evocative historical detail' Clare Chambers 'I adored it. One of the most atmospheric and subtly realised novels I've read in a long while. It has the feel of a small-scale epic, filtered through distinct voices, about family and memory, estrangement and homecoming - all suffused in the ambiences of the mid-twentieth century.' James Cahill 'Quite simply, you believe every word he tells you' Independent on Sunday What readers say about Patrick Gale: 'The gift of Patrick Gale is to tell a story with such poise and grace of prose that you are wound deeply around every step of the unfolding tale' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Gale is one of those skilled writers who makes you forget you're reading a book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Gale is a wonderful writer' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A gifted storyteller' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐