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Book Synopsis''Beguiling and astute'' Sarah Winman ''Astoundingly good'' Deborah Moggach
''Wonderfully redemptive'' Sarah Haywood ''I was delighted and surprised by this textured, fascinating and most moving book'' Chris Ware
A life-affirming novel about broken but loving families, people making mistakes but doing their best, grief and getting stuck - for readers of ELEANOR OLIPHANT and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP
On her forty-seventh birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump...
Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge of life, she''s never come to terms with the event that ripped her family apart when she was ten years old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn''t want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It''s a trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.
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Trade Review
Utterly uplifting and a warm reminder that people are here to help * Stylist *
[An] ingenious, funny novel... Sad, wise and upbeat by turns' * Daily Mail *
A perfect read for fans of ELEANOR OLIPHANT and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP * Woman's Way *
I was delighted and surprised by this textured, fascinating and most moving book * Chris Ware *
Rachel Elliott is such a beguiling and astute storyteller * Sarah Winman *
An astonishingly good novel about grief and its shadowy partner, guilt. Mysterious, uplifting, and often very funny, it had me totally gripped from start to finish * Deborah Moggach *
Beautifully written, Elliott's unique, mesmerising voice effortlessly draws you in * Woman & Home *
A moving and gently humorous portrait of loss, grief and finding a way through...Wonderfully redemptive -- Sarah Haywood, author of THE CACTUS
There is love and pain and such humour. The author is a psychotherapist with the key to the human heart * Saga *
A slow-burn, quirky, rewarding story about a group of bereft people (and dogs) who find each other in unexpected ways * Julie Cohen *
A beautifully poignant tale about loss, love, compassion, and being kind to people whose stories and struggles - in the past and present - are overlooked * Culturefly *
An uplifting and heart-warming tale about love, loss and moving on, and the importance of being kind to each other - and ourselves * Heat *
I was delighted and surprised by this textured, fascinating and most moving book * Chris Ware *
