Esther Freud

A captivating coming-of-age novel about love, sisterhood, secrets and betrayal‘A subtle, clever, evocative book’ Joanna Quinn, Guardian Book of the Day''Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving'' Marian Keyes''Slender, perfect and sparkling ... I''m stricken with love for this book'' Meg Mason''Details the profound and complex nature of love and family ... Spare, moving and beautifully written'' Jojo Moyes‘Freud brings us directly inside the beating hearts of her characters. I loved this’ Miranda Cowley Heller‘Both delicate and profound – about how relationships bind us together and pull us apart’ Tracy Chevalier____________________________________________________From the author of Hideous Kinky comes a captivating novel about sisterhood, secrets, betrayal and love.For as long as Lucy can remember, she’s been caught between loyalty to her rootless, idealistic mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. From her unsettled childhood to her turbulent teenage years, she’s been forced to make a choice.But as the sisters come of age and embark on their own experiments – in love, drugs, work, motherhood – they find their lives, and their relationships, increasingly in turmoil.Can the love they have for each other transcend the damage of the past? Or is the past too dangerous to examine?

A lyrical picture book celebrating the changing seasons and living at the seaside with a gentle environmental message by an award-winning author and an exciting new illustration talent.From summer days spent playing on the beach, to flying kites in autumn, to buffeting winter storms and treasure hunts in spring, this is a magnificent celebration of the seaside throughout the changing year. This joyful story charts family life by the sea and celebrates many milestones such as birthdays and New Years. Esther’s lively poetic and lyrical text combines perfectly with Emma’s classic illustrations to captivate and enchant young readers.