Annabel Lyon Books in Order

These stories explore the uneasy movement between intimacy and withdrawal in ordinary relationships. An anxious daughter, a struggling businessman, and teenagers giving conflicting accounts of a murder reveal how silence and misunderstanding shape attempts to connect.

Eleven-year-old Edie navigates a family she finds both loving and strange, including a seemingly perfect sister and eccentric grandparents. When her grandfather becomes ill, an eventful year forces her to confront change, grief, and growing up.

Aristotle accepts the task of tutoring Philip of Macedon's rebellious son Alexander. Amid court intrigues, the philosopher struggles to guide a brilliant, sometimes alarming student, while questioning his responsibility for the future conqueror's choices and ambitions.

Starting high school, Edie hopes to find friends and escape the responsibility of walking her cousin Merry home. Joining the school musical seems promising, but fitting in and preparing for the performance prove harder than expected.

Aristotle's gifted daughter Pythias resists the narrow life expected of women, initially sheltered by her father's reputation. Forced from Athens and then orphaned, she must navigate a hostile world where intelligence alone cannot guarantee her safety.

Saskia interrupts her studies to care for her injured twin, while Sara takes responsibility for her intellectually disabled sister. Family tragedies bring their lives together, exposing the complicated mix of love, resentment, guilt, and obligation behind caregiving.