Redemption road

In London in 2014, Margaret is pulled from a car seconds before it explodes, saved by a scarred stranger who then disappears without a trace. Her memory is patchy, a habit she has lived with since childhood, when much of her past went missing. For the first time she feels a strong need to learn who she really is, and to find the man who saved her.

In Scotland in 1985, George is the gentle dreamer in a family of notorious hard men in Glasgow. He has never met his daughter, Moll, since the day she was born. Now he wants her in his life, and he takes her without considering what the decision will cost. The two are soon on a road trip that alters them both for good.

The novel moves back and forth between past and present. Its tone is raw and unsparing, yet it finds its way to a hopeful place. At its heart is a father and daughter who have been kept apart, and an exploration of how strong family ties can be and how far people can forgive.