The Half Life by Rachel Beanland

Format & Condition: Hardback, New
Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

In the 1970s, newly married Eileen follows her naval-officer husband to La Maddalena, a sun-drenched Italian island where activists raise alarms about possible nuclear contamination from the American naval presence. As Eileen begins questioning her marriage, country, and expected life, the novel opens into a richly atmospheric story of awakening and complicity. Its Mediterranean setting and big questions about loyalty and American power make it an excellent book-club selection.