Experience Claire Kilroy’s unforgettable “Soldier Sailor,” a novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024. This intensely moving and often hilarious story plunges into the fierce love of a mother for her son, exploring the seismic shifts in identity that follow. As her marriage strains and questions of autonomy, creativity, and time loom, an old friend’s return offers a potential lifeline. Praised by David Nicholls as “intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny,” this absorbing depiction of motherhood is a must-read for “The Bookish Owl”‘s discerning readers. Discover why critics and readers alike call it “as perfect a piece of writing as you’ll find” and “utterly absorbing.”