An uplifting novel of courage and connection that explores how two wounded people can rebuild their lives when everything feels broken.
Zoe lost a part of herself after a heartbreaking loss and when she returns to work, everyone is tiptoeing around her and hoping she is back to her old self. But she knows she’ll never be the same carefree party girl she was before.
Then she meets her disarmingly charismatic colleague Cian, who’s working from home after a climbing accident left him temporarily immobile. As they spend the summer hiding from the heatwave, arguing about Studio Ghibli, and sharing moments of vulnerability, their cautious friendship grows into something deeper. But as Cian grapples, with his own restless spirit, and Zoe keeps everyone at arm’s length, there are a hundred reasons for them to hit the brakes.
Zoe has a choice to make—retreat into her shell and cling to the safety of what she knows, or risk it all and take a leap of faith into the unknown.
Luan Goldie is a Glasgow - born novelist, short story writer, and teacher from East London. Her work has been nominated for several literary awards including the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Her novels for adults include Nightingale Point, Homecoming and These Streets. A former primary school teacher, Goldie now runs creative writing workshops for children and adults. She has worked with Arvon and Spread the Word and is a First Story Writer-in-Residence.
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An uplifting novel of courage and connection that explores how two wounded people can rebuild their lives when everything feels broken.
Zoe lost a part of herself after a heartbreaking loss and when she returns to work, everyone is tiptoeing around her and hoping she is back to her old self. But she knows she’ll never be the same carefree party girl she was before.
Then she meets her disarmingly charismatic colleague Cian, who’s working from home after a climbing accident left him temporarily immobile. As they spend the summer hiding from the heatwave, arguing about Studio Ghibli, and sharing moments of vulnerability, their cautious friendship grows into something deeper. But as Cian grapples, with his own restless spirit, and Zoe keeps everyone at arm’s length, there are a hundred reasons for them to hit the brakes.
Zoe has a choice to make—retreat into her shell and cling to the safety of what she knows, or risk it all and take a leap of faith into the unknown.
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Luan Goldie is a Glasgow - born novelist, short story writer, and teacher from East London. Her work has been nominated for several literary awards including the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Her novels for adults include Nightingale Point, Homecoming and These Streets. A former primary school teacher, Goldie now runs creative writing workshops for children and adults. She has worked with Arvon and Spread the Word and is a First Story Writer-in-Residence.
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