Description
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020. A stunning novel about a teenage girl and her mother, as they grapple with serious illness, first love, family secrets and tragic loss.
Trade ReviewVery moving, a warm and compassionate novel with two arresting voices * Diana Evans, author of ORDINARY PEOPLE *
This
tender bruise of a novel captures a mother and her teenage daughter in a heart-rending moment of change. Full of both joy and despair, its
careful elegant prose dissects the tragedies of life and death with aplomb * Mary Paulson-Ellis, author of THE OTHER MRS WALKER *
Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure. Unafraid to probe the complexities of parenthood and partnership,
Raney is an author to watch * Booklist *
An
exquisite tracing of the tangled lines of mother-daughter love, loss, and grief * Kirkus *
Beautiful, raw, bold, heartfelt, heartbreaking and brave just some of the words to describe this excellent book -
one to watch for 2020. * CenSational Reads *
