A runaway daughter sparks a darkly funny family reckoning in Thatcher's Britain--perfect for fans of Fleabag, Bad Sisters, and sharp, politically charged women's fiction.From the...

A runaway daughter sparks a darkly funny family reckoning in Thatcher's Britain--perfect for fans of Fleabag, Bad Sisters, and sharp, politically charged women's fiction.

From the author of A Perfect Explanation, aTimes' Best Books of the Year, Fallout is a darkly funny, fearless novel about family, identity, and political awakening.

"A quiet but powerful stand against tyranny." --Publishers Weekly, Editors' Pick

"Astute, funny, and informed by a wealth of human experience."--Bestselling Author, Patrick Gale

Set at the unlikely intersection of nuclear disarmament and personal awakening, FALLOUT is a fearless, darkly funny exploration of identity, family, and midlife reinvention. With an irreverent bite that evokes Fleabag, the emotional complexity of Bad Sisters, and the political urgency of Milkman, Eleanor Anstruther has written a novel that is "gutsy, urgent, and heartfelt" (Emma Forrest), full of "wit, fire, and serious truths" (Joanna Pocock).

In the winter of 1982, fifteen-year-old Bridget has had enough of Thatcher's Britain, enough of family secrets, and enough of being invisible. Armed with a fierce sense of justice and a sharper tongue, she runs away from home to join the women of the Greenham Common Peace Camp, one of the most iconic protest movements in British history.

But Bridget's disappearance shakes more than her own life. It cracks open the fragile world of the parents she left behind: a conservative mother on the brink of an unexpected love affair, and a father who has spent a lifetime hiding who he truly is. As the three collide on the protest lines--armed with placards, secrets, and unlikely hope--they must face the truths they've spent years avoiding.

Perfect for readers of Meg Mason, Ali Smith, and Nina Stibbe.