BOOKS
Lostand found
A missing wife, missing memories, drama in Elizabethan London, a US adventure, and a tootle around Britain in search of charging points
by ROSE SHEPHERD
COLLECTED WORKS Lydia Sandgren
Gothenburg publisher Martin Berg has raised his daughter, Rakel, and now-teenage son, Elis, alone since his wife, the beautiful and brilliant Cecilia, walked out and vanished, leaving questions unanswered. Always there has been his loyal friend Gustav Becker, a dissolute, talented artist, destined for greatness. When Martin asks Rakel to read a German novel in manuscript, she finds clues that propel her on a journey in search of her mother. Unfolding over more than 700 beautifully written pages, this is a slow-bum, intriguing debut, shot through with gentle wit, clear-eyed perception and enough booze to give you a hangover.