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Description - The Comfort of Figs by Simon Cleary

'A brave and impressive debut'
David Malouf
1939. A bridge is built, anda country townbecomes a city.Three young men forge a close friendship as they labour precariouslyhigh above the river, but one slip transforms their lives.

A generation later, Robbie, a young landscaper, grapplingwith those who should be closest to him -his father, whose past is linked with the iconic bridge, and his girlfriend, Freya, who is left shattered after a vicious assault.

The Comfort of Figs is the unforgettable story of the birth of a city, the power of obsession and the burden of a family secret.

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