All the Little Bird-Hearts

Longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize, this debut novel follows Sunday Forrester, an autistic mother, as she navigates her carefully structured world and her relationship with her headstrong daughter, Dolly. When a charismatic couple moves in next door, their arrival disrupts Sunday’s routine and introduces new complexities rooted in dark secrets. The story explores themes of love, acceptance, and self-discovery through a poetic and insightful lens.