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What if you did a very bad thing but that wasn't the end of the story'An extremely moving emotional rollercoaster of a debut novel' 5 Goodreads reviewTwenty-one year old Beth is in prison The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve ever to feel good againBut her counsellor Erika won't give up on her She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in her life So Beth starts to write down her story from sharing silences with Foster Dad No 1 to flirting in the Odeon on Orange Wednesdays to the very first time she sniffed her baby's headBut at the end of her story Beth must confront the bad thingWhat is the truth hiding behind her crime? And does anyone - even a 100 bad person - deserve a chance to be good?All the Good Things is a story about redemption and hope for fans of Nathan
Filer Stephen Kelman and Emma Healey Heartfelt heartbreaking and genuinely joyous (Francis Spufford author of 'Golden Hill')Compassionate and beautifully written (Carys Bray author of 'The Museum of You') I raced through this beautiful novel which oscillates between pain and hope anger and joy An important novel which celebrates the fact that good things exist inside every person no matter how ignored or hidden (Sarah Butler author of 'Ten Things I've Learned About Love' and 'Before the Fire') A heartbreaking vital and seamless insight into a life that might otherwise be ignored or judged The voice of Bethany is perfect - compelling whip-smart and deeply affecting (Emma Jane Unsworth author of 'Animals')If I could have given this book six stars I could So beautifully written and so
insightful (5 Goodreads review)In this profoundly moving but surprisingly funny debut novel Clare Fisher has given voice to people on the fringes of society people with a story like any of us (5 Netgalley review)This empathetic beautiful story will have you bawling your eyes out (5 Goodreads review)'All The Good Things' is a well written and heartbreaking novel (5 Goodreads review)Utterly riveting cunningly written and bursting full of character (4 Netgalley review)This really is a wonderful debut a beautiful story about social exclusion the vulnerability of women and girls and the unfortunate ones who fall through the cracks (4 Goodreads review)'All The Good Things' by Clare Fisher is a highly charged emotional read that just grabs you right in the heart (4 Goodreads review)This novel
will challenge preconceptions about the kind of people who end up in care; the kind of people who end up in prison; the kind of people who do terrible things (4 Goodreads review)
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What if you did a very bad thing but that wasn't the end of the story' An extremely moving emotional rollercoaster of a debut novel' 5 Goodreads review Twenty-one year old Beth is in prison The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve ever to feel good again But her counsellor Erika won't give up on her She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in her life So Beth starts to write down her story from sharing silences with Foster Dad No 1 to flirting in the Odeon on Orange Wednesdays to the very first time she sniffed her baby's head But at the end of her story Beth must confront the bad thing What is the truth hiding behind her crime? & does anyone
- even a 100 bad person
- deserve a chance to be good? All the Good Things is a story about redemption & hope for fans of Nathan Filer Stephen Kelman & Emma Healey Heartfelt heartbreaking & genuinely joyous (Francis Spufford author of ' Golden Hill') Compassionate & beautifully written (Carys Bray author of ' The Museum of You') I raced through this beautiful novel which oscillates between pain & hope anger & joy An important novel which celebrates the fact that good things exist inside every person no matter how ignored or hidden (Sarah Butler author of ' Ten Things I've Learned About Love' & ' Before the Fire') A heartbreaking vital & seamless insight into a life that might otherwise be ignored or judged The voice of Bethany is perfect
- compelling whip-smart & deeply affecting (Emma Jane Unsworth author of ' Animals') If I could have given this book six stars I could So beautifully written & so insightful (5 Goodreads review) In this profoundly moving but surprisingly funny debut novel Clare Fisher has given voice to people on the fringes of society people with a story like any of us (5 Netgalley review) This empathetic beautiful story will have you bawling your eyes out (5 Goodreads review)' All The Good Things' is a well written & heartbreaking novel (5 Goodreads review) Utterly riveting cunningly written & bursting full of character (4 Netgalley review) This really is a wonderful debut a beautiful story about social exclusion the vulnerability of women & girls & the unfortunate ones who fall through the cracks (4 Goodreads review)' All The Good Things' by Clare Fisher is a highly charged emotional read that just grabs you right in the heart (4 Goodreads review) This novel will challenge preconceptions about the kind of people who end up in care; the kind of people who end up in prison; the kind of people who do terrible things (4 Goodreads review)

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