'Engaging, devastating, humorous and believable. This book will tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bone all at once.' Gillian Harvey

'The queen of fresh, funny, uplifting fiction...made me laugh out loud and properly cry' Frances Quinn

'Uplifting and at times heart-breaking, but ultimately packed with joy, humanity and real depth'. Eleni Kyriacou

Be yourself, people say. But the last person Clare Palmer wants to be is herself - she's lost everything she once had and now can barely get through a bus ride without wanting to thump someone. (People who don't wear headphones, sniffers, fried chicken guzzlers.)

So when she discovers her resemblance to beloved reality TV presenter Jenna Cox, Clare jumps at the chance to become a lookalike, earn some cash and get her life back together.

But it's all too easy to cross the line between celebrity lookalike and pretending to be the real Jenna - and becoming someone else is about to take Clare's life down a track that's even rockier than the one she's on...

'Identity Crisis is hilarious, heartbreaking and uncomfortably relatable. I loved it.' Nikki Smith

About the Author

Nicola Gill lives in London. At the age of five, when all of the other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, she decided she wanted to be an author. Her ballet teacher was very relieved. When she's not at her desk, you can usually find Nicola reading, cooking up vast vats of food for friends and family or watching box sets. Occasionally she even leaves the house...

Reviews

'Nicola Gill is the queen of fresh, funny, uplifting fiction with brilliantly relatable characters who you can't help caring about. Identity Crisis made me laugh out loud and properly cry - don't read it on a train!' Frances Quinn

'I have loved all of Nicola's books, but this one might just be her best yet! Identity Crisis truly has all the feels. I laughed, cried, held my breath and metaphorically covered my eyes as I took every step alongside the oh-so-relatable Clare Palmer as, despite all her best intentions, events snowballed around her. The author handled the pain of loss with a tender, light touch and her wonderful sense of humour threads throughout the novel. A beautiful combination of the funny and sad, tragic and relatable, all wrapped up in a page turner. Fabulous.' Louise Fein

'Identity Crisis is hilarious, heartbreaking and uncomfortably relatable. I loved it.' Nikki Smith

'Funny and moving is a difficult trick to pull off but Nicola Gill manages it effortlessly. Full of heart, humanity and some very bad decisions! Loved it' Trevor Wood

'Clever, poignant and deliciously funny, Identity Crisis is Nicola Gill's best book yet. It's an original, sidelong look at the power and ridiculousness of celebrity culture. With truly relatable characters (that make you laugh and cringe in equal measure), whip smart dialogue and a plot that races along, this is an absolute treat. Never one to shy from serious subjects, Nicola Gill weaves them in with expert ease, creating a book that's both uplifting and at times heart-breaking, but ultimately packed with joy, humanity and real depth.' Eleni Kyriacou

'Nicola Gill has a real talent for merging heartbreak with humour. I loved Identity Crisis. It's touching, hilarious, and uplifting, and I feel better for having read it.' Charlotte Levin, author of If I Let you Go

Book Information
ISBN 9781835012888
Author Nicola Gill
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Bedford Square Publishers
Publisher Bedford Square Publishers