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‘It broke my heart’ Louise O’Neill

‘Hard-hitting’ The Times

‘Powerful and bittersweet’ Daily Mail

‘Beat[s] Normal People at its own game’ Harper’s Bazaar

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Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of.

But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility.

When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important – her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.
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‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice’
GAL-DEM

‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’
HUFFPOST UK

Publisher Review

'Both tender and powerful; almost unbearably moving. It broke my heart' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Brave, insightful and heart-breaking' RACHEL EDWARDS 'Beautiful and gripping... unforgettable' EMILIA HART 'Tender, intimate and unflinching' EMYLIA HALL 'An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice.' GAL-DEM 'Highly relatable... your heart will miss a beat' HUFFPOST UK 'A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain's best new young writers... a unique and compelling novel to beat Normal People at its own game.' HARPER'S BAZAAR One of 'the best books to look forward to in 2023' COSMOPOLITAN 'A deeply felt novel... full of romance as well as terrible grief. Rootless enthralled me from the start.' ILANA MASAD, author of All My Mother's Lovers 'Efe's tragic story will stay with readers long after they finish turning pages' DONNA FREITAS, author of The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano