Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017 & longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal this novel will make you laugh & break your heart Our memories are what make us who we are Some are real Some are made up But they are the stories that tell us who we are Without them we are nobody Hattie's summer isn't going as planned Her two best friends have abandoned her Reuben has run off to Europe to 'find himself' & Kat is in Edinburgh with her new girlfriend Meanwhile Hattie is stuck babysitting her twin siblings & dealing with endless drama around her mum's wedding Oh & she's also just discovered that she's pregnant with Reuben's baby Then Gloria Hattie's great-aunt who no one even knew existed comes crashing into her life Gloria's fiercely independent rather too fond of a gin sling & is in the early stages of dementia Together the two of them set out on a road trip of self-discovery
- Gloria to finally confront the secrets of her past before they are erased from her memory forever & Hattie to face the hard choices that will determine her future Non Pratt's Trouble meets Thelma & Louise with a touch of Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey Clare Furniss' remarkable How Not To Disappear is an emotional rollercoaster of a novel ' Funny moving & packed with characters that jump off the page' Lisa Williamson author of The Art of Being Normal ' Absolutely gorgeous heartfelt & incredibly enjoyable' Robin Stevens author of Lady Most Unladylike ' Funny sharply observed shocking & wonderful' Sunday Times Children's book of the week 'A beautifully executed story gloriously funny deeply emotional & a triumph' Daily Mail