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Book SynopsisHeartbreaking, life-affirming, brave and bold - Karen Gregory''s debut is a completely different kind of love story. ''Is there anything that''s concerning you?' Felicity says. College, home, boyfriends?'' Though she''s more or less smiling at this last one.I don''t smile. Instead, I feel my face go hot. Silence stretches as wide as an ocean. When I look up, Felicity has this expression on her face like she''s just seen Elvis. Slowly, she leans forward and in a gentle voice I''ve never heard her use before she says, ''Have you done a pregnancy test?'' When Hedda discovers she is pregnant, she doesn't believe she could ever look after a baby. The numbers just don't add up. She is young, and still in the grip of an eating disorder that controls every aspect of how she goes about her daily life. She's even given her eating disorder a name Nia. But as the days tick by, Hedda comes to a decision: she and Nia will call a truce, just until the baby is born
Trade ReviewMoving and thought-provoking * Irish Times *
A heart-breaking, hopeful and highly-unusual debut * Metro, Imogen Russell Williams *
Countless is written with empathy and deep compassion and we could all do with more of that. * The Bookbag, Jill Murphy *
Insightful, authentic and profoundly moving …This is an important, impactful, mightily impressive debut about love, reaching out and taking one step at a time * LoveReading4Kids *
Bold and brilliant * Books A Go Go *
Everyone should read this * The Bibliophile Girl *
An emotive story of love and choices ... easily one of the standout debuts of the year. * 100 Words or Less *
I inhaled this book. I was emotionally involved from the very start and couldn’t bear to put it down … Though
Countless is heartbreaking it is also full of heart, and it celebrates the power of finding your people and your self and the resilience to keep going. * Rhino Reads *
The tonic for fluffy contemporaries * Heartful of Books *
