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One of the Observer's Debut Novels of 2024

'It has charm to burn'

OBSERVER, 10 BEST NEW NOVELISTS FOR 2024

'Very funny in places and deeply poignant in others - I loved it . . . word-perfect'

INDIA KNIGHT

'Shrewd, heartfelt and witty'

DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life'

OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN

'A beautiful, funny tale of London and lives new and old'

SUNDAY TIMES

'A spirit-lifting debut'

DAVID MITCHELL

'I will never forget these characters'

HELEN GARNER

'I adored every moment. The characters have stayed with me ever since'

BELLA MACKIE

Boy-made-good Teo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father - stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Teo: he's got a steady job, a brand-new car and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view.

Except, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He's still the boy seeking his father's approval; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, unreliable, infuriating Ben Mossam; the one still desperately in love with the enigmatic Lia. Lia's life, on the other hand, has been transformed: now a single mum to two-year-old Joel, she doesn't have time for anyone - not even herself.

When the unthinkable happens, Joel finds himself at the centre of a strange constellation of men - Teo, Vic, Ben - none of whom is fully equipped to look after him, but whose tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.