Signs of Damage

It was as if the present and the past were linked: a spider’s web, wherein a shock to one strand could make the whole structure shake.

The Kelly family’sidyllic holiday in the southofFrance is disturbed when Cass, a thirteen-year-old girl, goes missing.She’s discovered several hours later with no visiblesignsofinjury. Everyone present dismisses the incident as a close brush with tragedy.

Sixteen years later, at a funeral for a memberofthe Kelly family, Cass collapses. The present and the past start to collide as buried secrets come to light and old doubts resurface. What really happened to Cass in the southofFrance? And what’s wrong with her now?

A gripping taleofunravelling memories and moral ambiguities,Signs of Damagewrestles with the difference between understanding other people, and trying to explain them.

Praise for Signs of Damage:

‘her best work since Love & Virtue.’-The Guardian

‘As withDiana Reid’sdebut Love & Virtue,Signs of Damagedelves into questions of trauma, memory, friendship and what it means to have your story told by someone else. A page-turner that will give book clubs plenty to discuss.’-Sydney Morning Herald

‘The third offering from this talented Aussie author is already generating a lot of buzz and for good reason – it’s as thrilling as her debut, Love & Virtue.’-Woman’s Day

‘an engrossing, meticulously crafted drama.’-Books+Publishing

Praise forLove & Virtue: ‘An absolute cracker,Love & Virtuelobs right into the current moment with a clarifying light. I hope EVERYONE reads this book.’-Helen Garner, author ofThe First StoneandThe Spare Room

‘Loved it … It’s electrifying.’-Annabel Crabb

?’I inhaled it … an amazing book.’-Mia Freedman

Praise forSeeing Other People:

‘This! Was! So! Good! … Diana Reid you are in a total league of your own.’-Zara McDonald,Shameless Podcast

‘Seeing Other Peoplewill be the book of the summer.’-PedestrianTV

‘An extraordinary new voice in Aussie lit.’-Zo Foster Blake, author of The Wrong Girl and Textbook Romance