The Single Neighbour

The Single Neighbour is a cleverly observed and deeply authentic novel about a marriage in turmoil, and the power the past can have over our present. It's both arresting and engaging, with convincing characters and layers of intrigue as noted by Holly Miller.

Tristan and Izzy are on the brink of marital breakdown. Sex has become less than perfunctory and distance shadows their interactions. The arrival of their new neighbour may just be their salvation: or, will she be their undoing?

Vivacious, enigmatic, and enticing, Viv piques both Tristan's and Izzy’s interest. Her appearance in their lives offers them diversion from their faltering marriage and a window into the people they might be were it not for each other.

But as Viv becomes an ever-increasing presence in their lives, the couple are forced to confront the long-ignored truths about themselves, each other, and their pasts that have been a silent, spectral presence between them for years. At this fork in their marriage, they will face the most difficult decision: to cleave together for the sake of their union or to walk away.

A story about how the ripples in a relationship can become waves, The Single Neighbour holds a mirror up to the promise of domestic bliss and asks whether an extinguished spark can ever be relit.

Praise for Hotel 21:

'Beautifully told' — HEAT

'Fresh, funny and touching' — HOLLY MILLER

'Dark and joyous' — WOMAN'S WEEKLY