Lark and Termite
Apr 2026 · Hachette UK
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A powerful tale of grief and survival - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch
'This novel is cut like a diamond, with such sharp authenticity and bursts of light' ALICE MUNRO
'Extraordinary and luminous... the best novel I've read this year' JUNOT DIAZ
'Incandescent and utterly original' NEW YORK TIMES
'A glowing, powerful and immensely readable paean to the power of family' INDEPENDENT
In 1950s West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Lark and her younger half-brother Termite, who is unable to walk or talk, are being raised by their Aunt Nonie. Their mother Lola is absent, Termite's father is still caught up in the chaos of the Korean War, and Lark doesn't even know who her father is.
One night, a flood roars through town. Amid the debris and destruction, the truths of Lark's personal history begin to surface. And as the mysteries of the past come to light, the lives of Lark and Termite will be changed forever.
'This novel is cut like a diamond, with such sharp authenticity and bursts of light' ALICE MUNRO
'Extraordinary and luminous... the best novel I've read this year' JUNOT DIAZ
'Incandescent and utterly original' NEW YORK TIMES
'A glowing, powerful and immensely readable paean to the power of family' INDEPENDENT
In 1950s West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Lark and her younger half-brother Termite, who is unable to walk or talk, are being raised by their Aunt Nonie. Their mother Lola is absent, Termite's father is still caught up in the chaos of the Korean War, and Lark doesn't even know who her father is.
One night, a flood roars through town. Amid the debris and destruction, the truths of Lark's personal history begin to surface. And as the mysteries of the past come to light, the lives of Lark and Termite will be changed forever.
About the author
Jayne Anne Phillips was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novels Night Watch, Quiet Dell, Lark and Termite, MotherKind, Shelter and Machine Dreams, as well as two short story collections. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a Bunting Fellowship. She has been awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and an Academy Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been translated into twelve languages, and has appeared in Granta, Harper's, DoubleTake, and The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction.
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