Geraldine promises her dying husband that she will continue to live after he’s gone, but when it happens, she finds herself caught in a state of limbo and longing, terrified of moving forward in case it means forgetting. Lottie, a volunteer from Meals on Wheels, is just who Geri needs to bring back her spark.
“I always find it odd when people say that of the dead. They had their whole life ahead of them. Clearly, they didn’t because they’re dead. We may not like the method of disposal but when it’s your time to go, then it’s your time to go.”
Torrey Peters became the first trans woman to be nominated for the £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which was contested in an anonymous open letter by the Wild Woman Writing Club.
