Goat Hill Road

Like most people, Sophie Emerson knows that bad things often happen in threes. On the day that she is phoned at work to pick up her mother from the police station, and then runs over a chipmunk on her way home, she is watching for the third thing. And she finds it in the unexpected results of a pregnancy test purchased that day during her lunch hour. From that moment on, the careful life Sophie has sustained since childhood begins to unravel. Sophie's husband, Jack, is mystified by the...
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Like most people, Sophie Emerson knows that bad things often happen in threes. On the day that she is phoned at work to pick up her mother from the police station, and then runs over a chipmunk on her way home, she is watching for the third thing. And she finds it in the unexpected results of a pregnancy test purchased that day during her lunch hour. From that moment on, the careful life Sophie has sustained since childhood begins to unravel. Sophie's husband, Jack, is mystified by the complexity his wife seems to have developed overnight, and he must reconsider his ideas of love and commitment. Sophie's usual strategy when in difficulty - hiding, both emotionally and physically - is no longer workable. Everything in her life now appears to be forcing her into the open. And she must ask herself whether the ties to family must be sustained at all costs or whether there is a moment when she must rescue herself from the past. About love, resilience, and family, Goat Hill Road has been compared to the work of Anne Tyler for its humour, compassion, and quirky characters.