About the Book
Kessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they’ve reached their mid-thirties, and biological clocks are ticking loudly.
But Kessie is single, Robin’s partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby, and single parenting sounds almost impossible. When one of them gets pregnant, the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn’t yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?
Ellen Wiles is a a creative writer, sound artist and multidisciplinary scholar. She is the author of two non-fiction books, writes articles and reviews, produce immersive audio experiences, and curate events. Her first novel, The Invisible Crowd, was inspired by her work in human rights law. It was awarded a Victor Turner Prize for ethnographic writing and was a Guardian Readers’ book of the year. Ellen works as a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Exeter.
Will Adamsdale is an actor, comedian and writer. In 2004, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Jackson's Way and secured the Perrier Comedy Award for comedy. He had has since created several new shows: The Receipt, The Human Computer, and The Summer House. He has featured in productions from Channel 4 and BBC Radio and hosts a comedy night called Locally Sourced at the Little Drop Of Poison public house in Exeter.