Published by Avon on the 27th March 2025
Chris Bridges graduated from the 2022 London Writers Award. He previously wrote a weekly column for an LGBTQ+ lifestyle website and reviewed theatre for various sites. As a former NHS nurse with a hidden disability, he likes to feature the untold stories of sick, dying, and disabled people in his work and smash the trope of the passive disabled character with a background role. When not writing, he can be found reading compulsively or walking his uptight poodle, Frida Kahlo.
This was brilliant, with twists and turns that kept you reading. You never knew what would happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was different. I also liked that it portrayed how sick the character was, but not every day, as I think people find that very hard to understand or accept. This was very down to earth regarding the living conditions and the family being a carer to not only the mother but her daughter as well.
This debut novel is not only a great story but written with thought and feeling for the character, I am looking forward to this author’s next book.
