The Names - Florence Knapp PRE-ORDER

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I have read this - and absolutely loved it.  Cannot wait for it to release so I can talk about it with other readers.  I think this is the book we will all be talking about in 2025.   It is a real sliding doors story and a story that stays with you long after you have finished it.  Highly recommend.  Sara

'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times

Tomorrow - if morning comes, if the storm stops raging - Cora will register the name of her son.  Or perhaps, and this is her real concern, she'll formalise who he will become.

It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son.  Her husband intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and call the baby after him.  But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates.  Going against his wishes is a risk that will have consequences, but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men?  The choice she makes in this moment will shape the course of their lives.

Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, and one that will prove as cataclysmic as the storm from which it emerged.  Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, believing it will enable him to become his own person.  Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his cruel image - but is there still a chance to break the mould?

Powerfully moving and full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.  It is the story of one family, and love's endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.