'This gorgeous, sweeping novel has my whole heart. a story about losing, then finding yourself, I defy you not to love it' JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things 'One of those books you plan to dip into, and before you know it hours have passed. Glen has such a gift for characters who feel real and leap off the page and into your imagination fully formed. I adored it' LORI INGLIS HALL, author of The Shock of the Light 'Perfect for fans of The Paper Palace, charting imperfect but very human journeys. A wonderful read' JO LEEVERS, author of Tell Me How This Ends 'A beautiful story that exquisitely captures the bittersweet pain of being a teenager in love, and the power of that time in our lives to haunt us down the years. Poignant yet hopeful, with a deliciously subversive sense of humour, this book is as good for the soul as a summer at the seaside.' FRANCES QUINN, author of The Smallest Man 'Impeccable prose and an extraordinary sense of time and place. a revelation.

I could not love it more!' JULIETTA HENDERSON, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman 'I adored everything about this story. Fans of Fredrik Backman's The Friends will love the bittersweet tone. A delicate and thought-provoking exploration of how the powerful forces of friendship, timing, shame, memory and motherhood shape the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and who we become. Heartfelt, funny and wise, Joanna Glen is always a joy to read' GRAINNE MURPHY, author of Where the Edge Is Praise for Joanna Glen: THE OTHER HALF OF AUGUSTA HOPE: 'Sure to make you cry' THE TIMES 'Gutsy, endearing and entertaining' DEBORAH ORR ALL MY MOTHERS: 'So beautiful I almost couldn't bear it, and so moving I was reading through tears' STACEY HALLS 'A truly glorious life-affirming book' DINAH JEFFERIES MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY: 'Exquisitely beautiful and so perceptive' JOANNA CANNON 'Fabulous, relaxing, page-turning, dream-inspiring' MIRANDA HART.