A gorgeous and heartfelt new literary novel about family · A tender, hopeful novel about losing and finding family. Join father and daughter Jack and Grace on their journey from the Welsh valleys to Whitby, as they search for the missing piece of their family. and themselves. · Kathy Biggs is originally from Yorkshire and moved to Wales in the 1980s. She started writing in her 60s after working as a foster carer for many years. Kathy's portrayal of dementia is poignant, at times devastating, with beautiful flashes of humour - based on her own experience of caring for her father. · Acquired in a pre-empt at London Book Fair with huge in-house love. For fans of Rachel Joyce, Joanna Cannon, Sarah Winman, Donal Ryan and Caryl Lewis · A PR-led campaign with great regional potential, in addition to national media and broadcast features drawing on Kathy's personal experiences.

Strong contender for Wales Book of the Year. POS for Welsh bookshops. · TCM comps: Drift (2,656 HB, 3,305 PB), The Coast Road (3,036 HB), From a Low and Quiet Sea (6,074 HB, 6,921 PB) Competition: From A Low And Quiet Sea; Drift; The Perfect Storm; The Offing; The Coast Road; The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry; Tinman; Three Things About Elsie; Whall Fall. Donal Ryan; Rachel Joyce; Nina Stibbe; Caryl Lewis; Benjamin Myers; Sarah Winman; Joanna Cannon.