When Rachel Roanoke sees Hal Fremont across a diner counter, she claims him as her own. Their first date takes place in the registry office and then they set out for the small, suspicious town Hal calls home. There, in the crumbling hallway of that mock-antebellum house, Rachel and Hal consummate their marriage and start to build their rambunctious brood. Against their parents' ill-starred fairy tale romance, the Fremont children fight for their territory within the shifting, bitter bonds of family. In this tale of prejudice, identity and desire, Fremont becomes a map of survival. The brilliant second novel from Elizabeth Reeder, author of Ramshackle, shortlisted for the Anobii First Book Award.
**Review**
'Compelling, a moving and darkly witty family saga unfolding against a mythic landscape. It's gorgeous, sweeping Americana packed with quirky and memorable characters striving to pursue their hopes and loves and dreams amid intriguing twists and turns.'
- ZOE STRACHAN, author of Ever Fallen in Love and Spin Cycle
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Originally from Chicago, Elizabeth Reeder has lived in Glasgow for over 15 years. She has a PhD in English Literature and teaches on the prestigious MLitt Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow alongside writers Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh. Her first novel, Ramshackle - which Alan Warner described as '... knowing, wry and affectionate' - was published by Freight Books in April 2012. Her essays and short stories have been published in Chapman, PN Review and Gutter Magazine. Elizabeth is a well-known face in the arts scene in Central Scotland, she has an established following in literary and academic circles.
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