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Through its pages, Lukins delves into the intricacies of human connection, offering a narrative that is both thought-provoking and deeply moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Everlasting Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers to a snowbound English manor during a severe winter. Set in 1962, this evocative novel captures the essence of isolation and friendship, encapsulating the primal need for belonging in mysterious circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of Lukins' novels falls into the \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e category, promising a unique blend of emotive storytelling and keen psychological insight. Dive into the world of Robert Lukins and experience the power of beautifully crafted literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"somebody-down-there-likes-me-by-robert-lukins-9781761471278","title":"Somebody Down There Likes Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLukins' prose is supple and elegant ... his doomed and flailing Gulch family are a stunning comic creation. But even as they writhe and scheme under the law's heel, Lukins builds a highly empathetic study around them, painting all the pathologies that mark our inequitable age.\u003c\/b\u003e Jock Serong, author of \u003ci\u003eCherrywood\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eRobert Lukins is an always elegant, supremely intelligent, bitingly funny chameleon: sign me up for everything he ever writes.\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Mildenhall, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of the last decadent gasps of the twentieth century, the Gulch family have led a charmed existence in the ultra-wealthy enclave of Belle Haven, Connecticut. 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May has come from Australia to Loveland, Nebraska, to claim the house on the poisoned lake as part of her grandmother's will. Escaping the control of her husband, will she find refuge or danger?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs she starts repairing the old house, May is drawn to discover more about her silent, emotionally distant grandmother and unravel the secrets that Casey had moved halfway around the world to keep hidden. 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