Description
Where We Belong is a contemporary fiction novel by Anstey Harris about family, grief, belonging and the secrets that can shape a home. After the collapse of her marriage, Cate Morris and her young son Leo leave their London life behind and move temporarily into Richard’s family home, the Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World. Cate feels like an outsider among the dusty collections and stuffed animals, particularly in the eyes of Araminta, the woman who has cared for the museum’s collection. But as the summer unfolds, Cate begins to sense that there is much more to the house and Richard’s family history than she has been told.
What begins as a story of a mother and son trying to rebuild their lives gradually becomes an exploration of family secrets, loss and the complicated ways in which the past can shape the present. Set largely within the unusual world of the museum and its house, the novel combines emotional family drama with an element of mystery as Cate uncovers the truth about the family she has married into.
A good choice for readers who enjoy character-driven contemporary fiction, family secrets, emotional dramas and stories about finding where you truly belong.
