The Unexpected
By Ellen Wiles

Loved this clever and funny novel' Anna Mazzola'A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other'and The Times'Moving'and Daily MailA funny, addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship, romance, and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton.A funny, addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship, romance, and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton.*********************************************************************************************************************************************************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?********************************************************************************************************************************************************* Wiles writes withand humour, tenderness and wisdom'and Marianne Levy'Anand intelligent,and thought-provoking, tender and very real exploration of friendship, pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting'and Susannah Wise'I didn't want this novel to end…offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs.and Radiant'and Donna Freitas'This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated, messy andand thick with loveand as biological ones'and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan'Original, thoughtful, stimulating and highly readable'and Vesna Goldsworthy