"Anna doesn’t fit in. Not with her wealthy classmates at the selective London Conservatory where she unexpectedly wins a place after university, not with the family she left behind, and definitely not with Max, a man she meets in the bar where she sings for cash. He’s everything she’s not—rich, tailored to precision, impossible to read—and before long Anna is hooked, desperate to hold his attention, and determined to ignore the warning signs...

'I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable'Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author 'A moving, atmospheric and engrossing family saga. Its characters will stay with you long after you have finished the book' Deepa Anappara, author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line 'This novel is an absolute beauty, and already one of my favourites . . . In The Halfways, Nilopar has quite genuinely taken my breath away' Jenny Ashcroft, author...