Helen Garner This House of Grief : The true crime classic from the winner of

Dua Lipas Book Club Pick for August 2025One of the Guardians 100 Best Books of the 21st Century A truecrime classic and literary masterpiece ANNE ENRIGHT Bears comparison with In Cold Blood KATE ATKINSONIt grabbed me by the throat GILLIAN ANDERSONSharp and forensic DUA LIPAFathers Day, 2005. Just after nightfall, a discarded husband was driving his three young sons back to their mothers house. On that dark country road, barely five minutes from home, the old white car swerved off the highway and plunged into a dam. The father freed himself and swam to the bank, but the car sank to the bottom, and all the children drowned. The court case that followed became Helen Garners obsession, one that would take over her life until its final verdict. The resulting book, This House of Grief, is a true crime classic and literary masterpiece, which examines just what we are capable of and how fiercely we hide it from ourselves. A W&N Essential with an introduction by Rachel Cooke | Helen Garner This House of Grief : The true crime classic from the winner of