Roots

Following the death of their father, the four women of the family gather to prepare his funeral. Mother, daughter, aunt, sister. Each carries her own share of this loss, her own version of the story. Within the emotionally charged rooms of the family home, their memories will come to life, intertwine and yet clash, highlighting the gulf between memory and truth. The painful coming of age brought about by a parent’s death, the passage of time that leaves its mark on bodies and relationships, and the unseen roots that define us become the centre of a multi-layered narrative about what we inherit and what we choose to leave behind. A tender yet harsh novel that explores the concept of return, the difficulty of saying goodbye, mourning and forgiveness, but also the solidity of memory as the building block of life.