Semi-Finalist, Goodreads Choice Awards, Best Debut Author. Bestselling Roundfire Books title.
Louise and Adam are trapped in an unhappy marriage, each on a path of self-destruction, moving towards inevitable tragedy.
When they meet the enigmatic Jarvis, both find comfort in his easy charm. Can they save their marriage? Should they even try to?
Finalist, The People’s Book Prize for Fiction, long listed The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize.
Dan saw Natalie’s husband Joe die. So why can he still hear him?
Is Dan ill or has he really been possessed by Joe? Homeless and afraid, Dan decides the only way to find out for sure is to track down Joe’s widow, Natalie.
Can he convince her that her husband lives on inside him? Can they fight their growing feelings for one another as Joe, trapped inside Dan, grows evermore lonely and afraid?
Absolutely beautiful. So moving and incredibly immersive. A gorgeous story – JOANNA CANNON
Two strangers, one bench. Two lives, one lie.
When Gavin meets Jackie on a bench in the local park, he thinks she’s a stranger. She knows better. She’s connected to him in ways he can’t yet imagine.
She swore she wouldn’t do this again but it’s real this time. So real, she might do something reckless and tell him everything.
He’ll understand. It wasn’t her fault, not really. Perhaps he’ll forgive her, even if she can never forgive herself.
People fascinate me, that’s half the reason I write
I was walking my dog early this morning and she started playing with another dog. My heart froze as the other dog walker looked at me smiling and said: ‘we’re walking the same way, we can have a natter as they play.’ I’m generally bad at small talk… I’m awkward, I’m uncomfortable and I want it to stop. I’ll pretty much do anything to avoid it, in fact. But here’s the thing, this doesn’t mean I dislike people…
Life, Slightly – a reading
A short reading from the opening of my third novel Life, Slightly.
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Sliding doors and ‘what if’ moments
About 5 years back, I was offered the opportunity to write a Doctor Who story featuring Bernice Summerfield. I’m a massive, massive fan, so this should have been a no-brainer. I said no.
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People fascinate me, that’s half the reason I write
I was walking my dog early this morning and she started playing with another dog. My heart froze as the other dog walker looked at me smiling and said: ‘we’re walking the same way, we can have a natter as they play.’ I’m generally bad at small talk… I’m awkward, I’m uncomfortable and I want it to stop. I’ll pretty much do anything to avoid it, in fact. But here’s the thing, this doesn’t mean I dislike people…
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