I absolutely adored this book, even more than Laura Pearson’s brilliant Mable, she’s done an exceptional job of writing about the very difficult issue of domestic abuse and created a book that is absolutely joyful. Told primarily during Shelley’s recovery from a coma in hospital with her making herself remember key moments throughout her life with a view to regaining her missing memories. Told entirely from her perspective we see how confused and fearful she is on waking and how the staff and her friends so sympathetically support her recovery. The characters in this are really strong and I think the way a lot of the story is told retrospectively makes it easier to process, this doesn’t hide the impact events of her life have had on her but there’s a warmth around her recovery somehow that makes you see just how exceptional Shelley is.