Publisher's Synopsis
One March morning in London, MP Leo Barr is told that his brother, Charlie, is dead after hanging himself from a chestnut tree in the grounds of a mental hospital. His family reacts in different ways. Charlie's mother, Imogen, can't pretend that life is still worth living - Charlie was her favourite. Leo and his lawyer brother Roland continue to fight over Charlie. The fourth brother Bill, a Catholic priest, must break the news to Charlie's wife, presently in HMP Holloway. Now, the conflict builds among members of this complex family. Who really loves whom? And Charlie? He follows no rules, not even about dying and it becomes clear that his tragedy is only part of a web of mystery and deceit that connects them all.
