The Moon Pool

Grief and guilt pull two men into each other's lives in The Moon Pool, and neither of them is prepared for what the other knows. Sophie Littlefield builds the novel around that uneasy connection. The story moves between the aftermath of a tragedy and the slow, uncertain business of living with responsibility for it. Character work carries the tension rather than sudden twists, and the emotional register stays serious without tipping over into bleakness. The main threads: • Contemporary fiction centred on trauma and its long aftermath • Two converging storylines told with psychological attention • Themes of accountability, forgiveness and second chances • Suspense generated through character rather than incident Readers of psychological and character-led drama will find this Head of Zeus edition rewarding, and it is available at Boipoka.