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The Cactus
It's never too late to bloom 'The Cactus will be compared to Gail Honeyman's 2017 hit the appealingly eccentric Eleanor Oliphant is Absolutely Fine' The Sunday Times'Wonderfully funny and astute' Red'Funny compelling well-writtenfor fans of Marian Keyes who demand a bit of grit in their comic writing' Emerald Street'Legal battles lapses of logic and the joys and fears of motherhood are explored in this astute funny and moving novel of a woman learning how to let go' Daily Mail'An original engaging and totally believable character' - Graeme Simsion author of The Rosie ProjectPeople aren't sure what to make of Susan Green - family and colleagues find her prickly and hard to understand but Susan makes perfect sense to herself and that's all she needs At 45 she thinks her life is perfect as
long as she avoids her feckless brother Edward - a safe distance away in Birmingham She has a London flat which is ideal for one; a job that suits her passion for logic; and a personal arrangement providing cultural and other more intimate benefits Yet suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and implausibly with the possibility of becoming a mother herself Susan's greatest fear is being realised she is losing controlWhen she discovers that her mother's will inexplicably favours her brother Susan sets out to prove that Edward and his equally feckless friend Rob somehow coerced this dubious outcome But when problems closer to home become increasingly hard to ignore she finds help in the most unlikely of placesThis sparkling debut is a breath of fresh air with real heart and a powerful
emotional punch In Susan we find a character as exasperating and delightful as The Rosie Project's Don Tillman An uncompromising feminist and a fierce fighter it's a joy to watch her bloom'Gloriousit twists and turns through human nature wonderfully' Kat Brown'If like me you never stopped to think what a child born of The Rosie Project's Don Tillman and Bridget Jones might be like there's one way to find out Read Sarah Haywood's The Cactus Meet Susan Green She doesn't understand how funny she is which is delicious' Julia Claiborne Johnson author of Be Frank with Me
long as she avoids her feckless brother Edward - a safe distance away in Birmingham She has a London flat which is ideal for one; a job that suits her passion for logic; and a personal arrangement providing cultural and other more intimate benefits Yet suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and implausibly with the possibility of becoming a mother herself Susan's greatest fear is being realised she is losing controlWhen she discovers that her mother's will inexplicably favours her brother Susan sets out to prove that Edward and his equally feckless friend Rob somehow coerced this dubious outcome But when problems closer to home become increasingly hard to ignore she finds help in the most unlikely of placesThis sparkling debut is a breath of fresh air with real heart and a powerful
emotional punch In Susan we find a character as exasperating and delightful as The Rosie Project's Don Tillman An uncompromising feminist and a fierce fighter it's a joy to watch her bloom'Gloriousit twists and turns through human nature wonderfully' Kat Brown'If like me you never stopped to think what a child born of The Rosie Project's Don Tillman and Bridget Jones might be like there's one way to find out Read Sarah Haywood's The Cactus Meet Susan Green She doesn't understand how funny she is which is delicious' Julia Claiborne Johnson author of Be Frank with Me
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