Since the death of her best friend Grace twenty-six-year-old Eve has learned to keep
everything and everyone at arm's length. Safe in her detachment she scrapes along waiting
tables and cleaning her shared flat in exchange for cheap rent finding solace in her small
routines. But when a chance encounter at work brings her past thundering into her present Eve
becomes consumed by painful memories of Grace. And soon her precariously maintained life begins
to unravel: she loses her job gets thrown out of her flat and risks pushing away the one
decent man who cares about her. Taking up life-modelling to pay the bills Eve lays bare her
body but keeps hidden the mounting chaos inside her head. When her self-destructive urges
spiral out of control she's forced to confront the traumatic event that changed the course of
her life and to finally face her grief and guilt. Perfect for fans of Sally Rooney's
Conversations with Friends Raven Leilani's Luster and Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and
Relaxation.
