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The Lifeline
By (Author) Tom Ellen
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
1st May 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Romance: wholesome
Narrative theme: Interior life
Narrative theme: Health and illness
Family life fiction
Narrative theme: Social issues
Paperback
400
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 25mm
270g
Love always calls when you least expect it Will is sleepwalking through life hes working in a dead-end job and volunteers at a crisis line hiding behind the phone and helping others to avoid sorting out his own life, which is stuck in a rut.
Annie thought she had a five-year plan all figured out with her steady job and even steadier boyfriend. But when everything starts falling apart she reaches out for help and just needs someone to listen.
Will enjoys talking to the woman who calls herself Pia and together they start to encourage each other to do brave things and rebuild their lives.
Theyve found a connection in the most unlikely of places but can you ever fall in love with someone youve never met
Tom Ellen is the co-author of three critically acclaimed Young Adult novels: Lobsters (which was shortlisted for The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize), Never Evers and Freshers. His books have been widely translated and are published in 15 countries. He is a regular contributor to Viz magazine, and as a journalist he has written for Cosmopolitan, Empire, Evening Standard Magazine, Glamour, NME, ShortList, Time Out, Vice and many more. All About Us is his debut adult novel.