Outcast

World War II is over and Gilbert Aldridge is returning home to his suburban life in Waterford, England. He quickly reverts to the stuffy life he left behind, but his wife and young son, Lewis, resist the routine. One day, the two go off into the woods for a picnic, shocking the entire community when only Lewis returns home. The year is now 1957, and Lewis Aldridge is making a journey, much like his father's, back to Waterford. After spending the last bit of time in prison, this young man's return will dramatically change the town and the life of a young woman named Kit Carmichael. A brilliantly written chronicle of postwar provincial English society, "Outcast" is a startling debut from Sadie Jones.