Absolutely beautiful. So moving and incredibly immersive, what a gorgeous story!
– Joanna Cannon
Beautiful, thought-provoking and unusual. Will stay with me a long time.
– Louise Beech
Thoughtful and touching, without shying away from dark topics.
– Harriet Tyce
Compulsively readable like a thriller, but beautifully written like a Sally Rooney novel.
– Awais Khan
I was deeply moved by this beautifully told story of love, forgiveness, and finding your way. The characters really shone and I couldn’t stop turning the pages.
– Laura Pearson
About Life, Slightly
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.
Forbidden love, betrayal, grief, loss, redemption and second chances… and death.
Life, Slightly is part of the Invisible Lives series. The books can be read in any order. Other novels in the series include Beat The Rain and The Pursuit of Ordinary.
Awards and accolades
Best Debut Author, Semifinalist, Goodreads Choice Awards
–Beat The Rain
Finalist, The People’s Book Prize for Fiction
–The Pursuit of Ordinary
Longlisted, The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize
–The Pursuit of Ordinary
Call in, The Booker Prize
–The Pursuit of Ordinary