A gorgeous, heartbreaking story readers won't soon forget ? ELLE MAGAZINECharged with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom, humour, and hope. It made me think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books ? HAZEL PRIOR, author of AWAY WITH THE PENGUINSCronin's characters are fully drawn, and chime together to tell a sweet story about connection, loss and living ? IRISH TIMESA gorgeous, heartwarming novel. The perfect antidote to the world right now ? FABULOUS MAGAZINEFilled with kindness and quirky characters who restore your faith in life. This debut will stay with you, answering the question, What is life made of? ? MY WEEKLY, BOOK OF THE WEEKFull of honesty and warmth. A beautiful debut ? CULTUREFLYAn extraordinary tale of living, love and heartbreak ? The SunA beautiful, funny, and incredibly assured story filled with rich characters. ? INDEPENDENTA special and lovely read. Guaranteed to leave you wanting a hug ? STYLIST, Best New FictionHeartwarming and remarkable stories of two loveable characters ? BBC NEWS, ones to watch, 2021 Marianne Cronin was born in 1990. She studied English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham. She now spends most of her time writing, with her newly-adopted rescue cat sleeping under her desk. When she's not writing, Marianne can be found performing improv in the West Midlands, where she lives. Her debut novel The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is to be published around the world and is being adapted into a feature film by a major Hollywood studio.