The Nature of Eternity by Nella Flemming is a haunting and unforgettable literary novel that explores love, loss, and the fragile boundaries between life and memory.

Set against the backdrop of the social and political changes of the first half of the 20th century and two world wars, we follow the tragic lives of the working class Clarke family and in particular, the eldest daughter Frances, a lonely, unusual girl, who lives a better life inside her head and feels more connection with the spirits of her twin sisters, Josephine and Ruby than those around her. Lost love and death leave Frances bound to keep a terrible secret and she retreats even further from real life, leaving her with only the ghosts of her family for company but the world moves on without her and eventually she is forced to engage with it once more and it is as unpredictable and alarming as when she was a child, especially when she is forced to reconnect with those who have hurt her and those she has hurt.