Diana Reid - Signs of Damage

It was as if the present and the past were linked: a spider’s web, wherein a shock to one strand could make the whole structure shake.

The Kelly family’s idyllic holiday in the south of France is disturbed when Cass, a thirteen-year-old girl, goes missing. She’s discovered several hours later with no visible signs of injury. Everyone present dismisses the incident as a close brush with tragedy.

Sixteen years later, at a funeral for a member of the Kelly family, Cass collapses. The present and the past start to collide as buried secrets come to light and old doubts resurface. What really happened to Cass in the south of France? And what’s wrong with her now?

A gripping tale of unravelling memories and moral ambiguities, Signs of Damage wrestles with the difference between understanding other people, and trying to explain them.

Praise for Signs of Damage:

‘a page-turning book that is hard to put down.’—The Australian

‘her best work since Love & Virtue.’—The Guardian

‘As with Diana Reid's debut Love & Virtue, Signs of Damage delves into questions of trauma, memory, friendship and what it means to have your story told by someone else. A page-turner that will give book clubs plenty to discuss.’—Sydney Morning Herald

‘The third offering from this talented Aussie author is already generating a lot of buzz and for good reason - it's as thrilling as her debut, Love & Virtue.’—Woman's Day

‘an engrossing, meticulously crafted drama.’—Books+Publishing