Actress, presenter and author Janet Ellis trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Best known for presenting Blue Peter, she stars in numerous radio and TV programmes and in 2018 appeared at the Edinburgh Festival. In 2016 Janet was awarded an MBE for services to charities and theatre. A graduate of the Curtis Brown creative writing course, her debut novel, The Butcher's Hook, was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. janetellis.com twitter.com/missjanetellis instagram.com/missjanetellis
Immersive, amazing, remarkable . . . It's an excellent book and Janet is a hugely gifted writer . . . I couldn't put it down. - Marian Keyes Janet Ellis writes with tenderness and wisdom about how you can lose a child while they are still under your roof - and how a child long-lost will never leave you. I veered between laughter and a lump in the throat, often on the same page. This book will sneak up behind you and break your heart. - Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID It's wonderful. A brutal tale of a fraught mother-daughter relationship. The writing fizzes along. Loved it. - Emma Kennedy Explores the human condition with pin-sharp precision, so accurate it hurts. It's a raw read, complex and compelling in its structure, with emotions laid bare. Written with empathy and integrity. - Lynne Parker Wonderfully evocative, immersive and beautifully written - Kate Eberlen I absolutely loved it. The careful evocation of an era is incredibly seductive . . . These are real, believable, fragile people whose lives the reader becomes totally immersed in and gripped by. - Imogen Parker An atmospheric, clever novel, which will get under your skin - Red Cataclysmic - Radio Times