Ms Seiffert's tone is dreadfully sober, but her writing is solid and carefully wrought.

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That happens in the course of the three stories which make up Rachel Seiffert's excellent novel.

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Like Mr Bezmozgis, Ms Seiffert uses some of the same characters from story to story, which helps draw the collection together.

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Last year its owners organised the inaugural Peckham Literary Festival, where the flagship event featured Rachel Seiffert, an acclaimed novelist and local resident.

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All three of Ms Seiffert's stories, but particularly this last, circle the terrible possibility that for some evildoing there can be no atonement.

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The British and Australian literary giants are joined by Impac prize winner Andrew Miller, Ghostwritten author David Mitchell, Orange Prize nominee Ali Smith and newcomer Rachel Seiffert.

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