Katharine Frensham: A Novel

A domestic crisis opens the narrative as a marriage breaks down and the emotional fallout reshapes a family, particularly their sensitive son. The story moves between English domestic life and an extended Norwegian episode, following the characters as they form new attachments, confront incompatibility, and make painful choices about separation and companionship. Folklore and song are woven into the texture of place, enriching scenes of travel and intimacy. Throughout, the prose examines individuality, duty, and the moral ambiguities that arise when personal needs conflict with social expectations, charting how decisions about love and autonomy reverberate through ordinary lives.