'A very smart, soulful, compelling novel' Nick Hornby
What does it take to be a family?
Julia has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. James is her second chance, and everything she never knew she wanted. Itโs perfect but for two things: their children.
Juliaโs beloved daughter Gwen loathes James and Jamesโs son Nathan takes pleasure in antagonising his new stepsister. Uniting two households is never easy, but the teenagersโ unexpected actions will eventually threaten everyoneโs hard-won happiness.