No one goes unaffected by the dreams and failures of our ancestors. In events played out before one is even born, our stories have already begun. Lillian Moats’ evocative fictionalised memoir traces the lives of three women whose stories indelibly blend into one during the span of three generations. Intensely moving and ultimately hopeful, the story evolved from the author’s exploration into the mysterious impact of family history on her own psychology. Moats’ distinctive literary style is as much poetry as prose. Conveying psychological nuances in few words, she adopts the format of the journal rather than the novel to explore the legacy of unresolved emotion passed from generation to generation.