Contemporary emotional fiction
When You Look Back
“Love never stops being a bad influence.”
Two fathers died saving strangers. Their fourteen-year-old children were left to make sense of lives suddenly rearranged by grief.
Given one final chance to guide Sam and Clara—unseen and unheard—Dan and Martin discover that love after death is less about staying than learning when to let go.
FamilyGrief and hopeFriendshipRestrained magical realism
Inside the book
A story about love changing shape
A warm, funny and moving story about fathers, children and the people who remain.
Two very different dads trying to parent teenagers without being seen or heard.
A North East England setting shaped by coast, family and memory.
For readers who enjoy emotional fiction that balances humour with heartbreak.
From Chapter One
Sam Costello was repairing the kitchen cupboard because it was easier than explaining why he had punched Callum Price in the mouth.
Follow Sam, Clara, Dan and Martin through grief, friendship, growing up and the courage to let go.
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