Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone in New York, he is taken in by a family of a wealthy friend but is tormented by a longing for his mother. From the author of }The Secret History{ and }The Little Friend{ comes a }Sunday Times{ Bestseller and 'An astonishing achievement' }The Guardian{