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Leave Before You Go

By Emily Perkins
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London has ground Daniel down. Grasping for an escape from the urban drudgery of his life, he is enticed by a free trip and the promise of ten thousand dollars, all for the simple delivery of a package for an acquaintance. Finding himself quickly ensnared in... Read More
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Perkins's debut is a merciless and witty examination of a generation cut adrift; what do people do when they don’t know what they want to do?

Perkins's debut is a merciless and witty examination of a generation cut adrift; what do people do when they don’t know what they want to do?

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London has ground Daniel down. Grasping for an escape from the urban drudgery of his life, he is enticed by a free trip and the promise of ten thousand dollars, all for the simple delivery of a package for an acquaintance.

Finding himself quickly ensnared in the murky netherworld of drug smuggling, Daniel’s life descends into a montage of casinos and grungy hotels. Stuck in New Zealand, he wins and loses a fortune in one night. Grit and tenacity will be his only redemption in this illicit pressure-cooker of a world.

Equally dissatisfied with her life, Kate, an usherette in Auckland, pines for an ex-boyfriend and yearns for genuine fulfilment. Their lives will become indelibly entwined.

Sharp and poignant, Emily Perkins’ debut novel, Leave Before You Go, examines a disenfranchised generation in search of purpose.

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ISBN: 9781526681225

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Emily Perkins is the author of a prize-winning collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name, and four novels, including Novel About My Wife (winner of the NZ Book Award and the Believer Magazine Book of the Year, The Forrests (longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction) and Lioness (winner of the Ockham NZ Prize for Fiction). Her work for stage and screen includes co-writing the film adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s novel The Rehearsal (dir. Alison Maclean), an adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, and the original play The Made. She lives in New Zealand.

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