Unexpected

'Loved this clever and funny novel' Anna Mazzola<p>'A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other' <strong><em>The Times</em></strong></p><p>'Wonderful... all sorts of common assumptions about motherhood and family are turned on their head. It's brilliant on friendship identity longing and resilience' <strong><em>Daily Mail</em></strong></p><p>'A thought-provoking and unputdownable story about the interconnectedness of female friendship love romance and family' <strong><em>My Weekly</em></strong></p><p><strong>*********************************************************************************</strong></p><p>Kessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they've reached their mid-thirties and biological clocks are ticking loudly. But Kessie is single Robin's partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby and single parenting sounds almost impossible.</p><p>When one of them gets pregnant the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn't yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?</p><p>*********************************************************************************</p><p><strong>A funny addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship romance and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton.</strong></p><p>'Funny and heartwarming' <strong><em>Closer</em></strong></p><p>'Wiles writes with <strong>humour</strong> tenderness and wisdom' <strong>Marianne Levy</strong></p><p><strong>'</strong>An<strong> intelligent </strong>thought-provoking tender and very real exploration of friendship pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting' <strong>Susannah Wise</strong></p><p>'I didn't want this novel to end...offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. <strong>Radiant</strong>' <strong>Donna Freitas</strong></p><p>'This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated messy and <strong>thick with love</strong> as biological ones' <strong>Rowan Hisayo Buchanan</strong></p><p>'<strong>Original</strong> thoughtful stimulating and highly readable' <strong>Vesna Goldsworthy</strong></p><p><strong>Readers love Ellen Wiles</strong></p><p>'Absorbed from page one' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'A fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'Communicates a difficult topic with incredible insight and poetic language. I became completely absorbed by the characters' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'Loved the characters and the way the story was told through them' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>