Description

What if going back means you could begin again?

Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the city streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn’t believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home. As Kelly vows to reunite the lost ring with its owner, she must return to the small town she fled so many years ago.

On her journey from Glasgow to the south-west tip of Scotland, Kelly encounters ancient pilgrim routes, hostile humans, hippies, book lovers and a friendly dog, as memories stir and the people she thought she’d left behind forever move closer with every step.

Full of compassion and hope, Paper Cup is a novel about how easy it can be to fall through the cracks, and what it takes to turn around a life that has run off course.

Publisher Review

Paper Cup is very special indeed. Not only is it exquisitely written - and I mean catch-your-breath exquisite - the story is so real and told with such grace and compassion... Trust me (trust me), your world will be a better place for reading this story -- JOANNA CANNON Glowing with empathy and wry intelligent wit. Let Kelly into your life. She'll change you, and you won't forget her -- KIRSTIN INNES Big-hearted and poignant, Paper Cup is a joyous read -- SARA SHERIDAN Praise for Karen Campbell: I am in awe of Karen Campbell's writing . . . Brilliant, unputdownable storytelling -- MEL GIEDROYC A true literary talent * * Scotsman * * A literary force to be reckoned with * * Daily Record * * Bold, gritty and fearless * * Sunday Times on This Is Where I Am * * Generous-spirited, big-hearted * * Daily Mail on This Is Where I Am * * Rich and thoroughly enjoyable . . . A work of considerable complexity with a powerful narrative drive. [Campbell] has the ability, rarer in fiction today than it used to be, to make you care about her characters. This is an ambitious novel, and one of rare scope and understanding -- Allan Massie * * Scotsman on The Sound of the Hours * * I loved it . . . The plot fairly whizzes along and Karen Campbell has a great way with images. I look forward to the next one -- KATE ATKINSON on The Twilight Time