Rainbows and Lollipops

<p><strong style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>PAGE TURNER AWARD 2025: Winner Best LGBTQ Book</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>Set against the backdrop of the troubled British summer of 2024 Rainbows and Lollipops weaves together three lives in a warm witty and unflinching story about love loss and the families we choose.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>When Jake met Tom he thought he'd left Birmingham's gay bars behind forever-until a twist of fate lands him back in his childhood bedroom sleeping under glow-in-the-dark stars.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>Vicky an ambitious lawyer and lifelong loner has her life meticulously planned-until threats emerge that no power suit or clever argument can fix.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>Lucy has planned every detail of her wedding down to the perfect petals-but happily ever after comes with a question mark.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>As secrets unravel and lives collide Jake Vicky and Lucy discover that family isn't always blood-it's the people who show up when everything falls apart.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary Mhairi McFarlane and Dolly Alderton </span><em style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)>Rainbows and Lollipops</em><span style=color: rgba(94 110 130 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 0.85)> blends biting social commentary with heartfelt humour and emotional depth in a story about resilience queer joy and the surprising places we find our true selves.</span></p>