An Equal Stillness

Authors Club Best First Novel, 2010

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Winner of the Orange Award for New Writers 2009

Artist, lover, wife, mother: can one woman be them all?


Born in 1924, Jennet Mallow grew up with a disillusioned mother and a father haunted by memories of war. But Jennet has a talent – and a passion – for art. When she meets the handsome painter David Heaton they begin a tempestuous affair which takes them from the dank terraces of London to a bohemian artistic community in St Ives. But as Jennet’s career flourishes, her relationship with David suffers – with potentially tragic consequences . . .

‘The most beautiful, accomplished debut I have read for a long time . . . It is a powerful novel by a supremely talented artist’ OBSERVER

‘Enchanting . . . exquisitely written’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘A masterful portrait of a woman forging an unexpectedly dazzling career against the backdrop of familial duty’ EASY LIVING