A beautifully written evocation of family and friendship forged amongst the painfully anachronistic rituals of the English boarding system and the strictures of privilege, from the prize-winning writer of The Amnesia Clinic and Heliopolis

When ten-year-old Max is sent to boarding school, his idyllic childhood comes to an abrupt end. Away from the freedom of his grandfather's farm, a world of rules and punishment awaits. But so too does the companionship of a close-knit group of classmates.

Years later, as Max and his friends face down adulthood, a dark secret from their schooldays is revealed, drawing them together in unforeseen ways. Who knew what, and when? And who now wants to see justice done?