Join Kerry Downes and Sarah Handyside at Waterstones TCR for a fascinating discussion on the complexities of female friendships and how it informs their creative processes and beyond.
Both authors have written emotionally searing, funny and ultimately uplifting odes to female friendship, relationships and coming of age beyond adolescence and this intimate ‘In Conversation’ event will celebrate this unique experience.
Instructions For A Heartbreak
‘Warm, gorgeous, tender and hopeful . . . Simply brilliant’ – Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable
‘Funny, practical and moving’ – Daily Mail
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A beautiful, razor-sharp novel by Sarah Handyside, Instructions for Heartbreak is a life-affirming story about female friendship, self-love and how to survive a broken heart.
That Time Everything Was on Fire
'An assured and clever debut' Kate Kemp, author of The Grapevine
'Warm, witty and deeply romantic' Lauren Bravo, author of Probably Nothing
‘Heart-warming, funny and so relatable’ Laura Dockrill, author of I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
‘Spending time with the characters – in their hope, uncertainty and banter – was like being amongst friends’ Gabrielle Griffiths, author of Greater Sins
‘A heartfelt kaleidoscope of female friendship’ Roxy Dunn, author of As Young as This
‘A must-read full of heart’ Stephanie Steel, author of The Train from Platform 2
‘A touching, true-to-life story of friendship, the tensions and pressures of your thirties, and proper Northern representation’ Sarah Handyside, author of Instructions for Heartbreak
‘Sharp and observant, warm and touching’ Bonnie Burke-Patel, author of Dead as Gold
‘Warm, witty and charming, reading That Time Everything Was on Fire feels like gossiping with your best mates in a pub garden and finally feeling the sun on your skin after a long winter’ Marni Appleton, author of I Hope You’re Happy
‘A beautiful ode to the female friendships that carry us through our lives, with all their many complications’ Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick
‘A heartfelt and timely debut’ Elspeth Wilson, author of These Mortal Bodies
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Readers are loving Instructions for Heartbreak:
‘I love a novel filled with amazing female friendships. I flew through this book . . . a MUST-read’
‘A wonderfully nuanced, emotionally intelligent and insightful story of female friendships, relationships, growing up and finding your family’
‘There is nothing better than the power of female friendships and women coming together to help one another. This book delivers that message and more! I loved every minute’
