Overdrawn

<big><b>GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH<br />'This compelling page-turner is so disturbingly real I can't stop thinking about it' <i>Daily Mail</i><br />'A powerful and tender book with even more emotional punch than Crosskey&#8217;s debut' <i>WI Life Magazine</i><br />'This study of a washed-out uncaring society is a salutary warning' <i>Guardian</i></b></big></p><p>Henry Morris is watching his wife slip away from him. In an ageist society where euthanasia is encouraged as a patriotic act dementia is no longer tolerated.</p><p>Kaitlyn a young waitress is desperate for the funds to keep her brother&#8217;s life support machine switched on. </p><p>When a chance encounter brings the two together they embark on an unconventional business arrangement that will force them to confront their prejudices as well as their deepest darkest secrets. </p><p><b>What Reviewers and Readers Say:</b></p><p>'On an overstretched earth sustainability is sacred and the elderly are made to feel as if they have overstayed their welcome. <b>Gripping fast-moving and tightly plotted</b> Overdrawn imagines a future in which we can no longer afford the luxury of old age' Heather Child author of <i>Everything About You</i></p><p>'Crosskey is a genius - I don't know how many of these convincing terrifying dystopias she has lined up but I want to read them all. <b><i>Overdrawn</i> is flawless</b>. It's a compelling page-turner an astute exploration of society's attitude towards the ageing and the sick and a beautiful portrait of connection between lost human beings. I truly loved it' Laura Pearson author of <i>Missing Pieces</i> and <i>Nobody&#8217;s Wife</i></p><p>'In <i>Overdrawn</i> Crosskey creates a dystopian Britain in which the ageing population is neither valued nor tolerated. <b>Compelling unsettling - I couldn&#8217;t put it down</b>' Joanne Burn author of <i>Petals and Stones</i></p><p>&#8216;Poignant powerful and so very plausible. Crosskey&#8217;s writing is just flawless. <i>Overdrawn</i> is undoubtably an utter triumph and <b>Crosskey is fast becoming the writer of our generation</b>&#8217; Stefanie @LiteraryElf</p><p>&#8216;Crosskey takes the tricky subjects of ageing and dementia and spins something so inventive and heartrending. Wonderful characters beautiful writing <b>this book is a total gem</b>&#8217; Clare Empson author of <i>Him</i></p>