The Redemption of George Baxter Henry - Tapa dura

George Baxter Henry is having an affair and has been found out by his mother-in-law Muriel; a ninety-one-year-old former silent screen star who now can't keep her mouth shut! With a son (Billy) who is being wooed by a record company, and a daughter (Iska) who is writing a book about apples, the Henry family decamp to a village in France to sort themselves out. George and his wife Pearl both want to save their marriage, but for different reasons; Billy sees the world through cocaine-tinted eyelids, Iska is growing up and discovering other fruit. Muriel is sharp and bitter and seems reluctant to get to the great cinema in the sky.

Conor Bowman is an Irish lawyer who spends part of his time living in France. His first novel, The Last Estate (2010) was hailed by several reviewers: "This robust storyteller, with fresh invigorating prose, keeps us hooked. A murder, a crime of passion, followed by a courtroom drama, plunges us into a maelstrom." -Kirkus