Western Lane sophie and the tension follows Rose

and the tension follows Rose everywhere

Theirs is a world of strict pecking orders

unrelenting currents of obsession

When the police arrive

transcendence

Western Lane sophie and the tension follows RoseEleven year old Gopi has played squash for as long as she can remember. After the sudden loss of her mother, the game becomes her refugeand her entire world. Under the watchful eye of her grieving father, her training turns rigorous, almost relentless. As Gopi hones her skills, she begins to drift from her sisters, her life narrowing to the rhythms of the court: the serve, the volley, the silence between shots. But the court is not empty. It holds