A story of an abusive relationship that is also a thriller. A young girl's coming of age relationship that haunts her but from which she breaks free. Understated narrative voice reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout that hooks the reader with its simplicity and leaves them unprepared for the unexpected, both funny and deeply sad.

'An accomplished, powerful, mesmerising story that explores a seventeen-year-old's embroilment in an abusive relationship with an older man. Shifting between two timelines, it's also a potent coming-of-age novel, and a fascinating portrait of a mother-daughter bond. The steady, measured style coupled with the present tense immediacy creates tremendous tension. There's a sense that something is simmering. In Nell's past, which we enter in 1983' LOVEREADING. Praise for Emily Critchley's debut NOTES ON MY FAMILY: ‘This exceptional young adult/crossover debut is the compelling, sharply observed story of a family in crisis told, in an understated narrative voice reminiscent of Mark Haddon or Harper Lee, by 13-year-old Lou, who is on the autism spectrum.’ SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK