A heartbreaking page-turner about love, loss and friendship from the Sunday Times bestselling author DOROTHY KOOMSON

'It's the ones you love the most that can lift you in an instant, and destroy you without trying.'

Nova would do anything for her closet friend, Mal. So, when he asks her to be surrogate mother for him and his wife, Steph, she agrees - despite her fears about what it could do to their lives.

Eight years later, Nova and Mal no longer speak, Nova is bringing up Mal's son Leo, while Mal's marriage to Steph continues to fall apart.

Now Leo is critically ill in hospital, Nova must decide whether to tell her family the truth about the surrogacy - and if she can allow Mal back into her life before it's too late.

Readers love Dorothy Koomson:

'Movingly documents the heartbreak and emotional reshuffling of family and friends coping with love and loss' Daily Mail

'A superior cautionary tale' Good Housekeeping

'You'll need tissues' Heat

About the Author
DOROTHY KOOMSON is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, with sales that exceed 2 million copies in the UK alone. Her third novel, My Best Friend's Girl (2006) was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club, while a TV adaptation based on The Ice Cream Girls was shown on ITV1 in 2013. Dorothy was featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain and appeared in GQ Style as a Black British trailblazer. She loves reading and writing, and is passionate about supporting other writers no matter what stage they are at in their career.

Reviews
Movingly documents the heartbreak and emotional reshuffling of family and friends coping with love and loss * Daily Mail *
Movingly documents the heartbreak and emotional reshuffling of family and friends coping with love and loss * Daily Mail *
A touching and engaging story * Good Housekeeping *
A touching and engaging story * Good Housekeeping *
A fantastic blend of love, friendship and laughs * Company *
A fantastic blend of love, friendship and laughs * Company *
An intelligent and emotional read * Closer *
An intelligent and emotional read * Closer *
Beautifully written, with characters you'll really care about - this is not to be missed * She *
Beautifully written, with characters you'll really care about - this is not to be missed * She *
Tissues at the ready * Red *
Tissues at the ready * Red *
A touching tale of love and loss * Best *
A touching tale of love and loss * Best *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472261564
Author Dorothy Koomson
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Headline Review
Publisher Headline Publishing Group