"A sheer delight." OK magazine

It's a scorching May Bank Holiday and Caitlin Kennedy's marriage is in meltdown, her daughter dreams of being adopted by Miley Cyrus and her four-year-old son has just declared that he wishes to be renamed Daphne. Where did it all go so wrong? In a bid to find out, Caitlin retrieves her long lost diary from 1984 and is sent hurtling back into her past. Back to a time where fashion crimes were committed on a daily basis, the striking miners were at war with the government and a hopelessly romantic teenager embarked upon a search for true love. As we journey back with Caitlin, we slowly piece together the events that changed the course of her life so dramatically. But there are still pieces missing from the jigsaw; pieces that Caitlin has been too scared to search out before. Forced to confront her past for once and for all, Caitlin uncovers a shocking twist in the tale of her first love with young striking miner, Jed.

A story of overcoming loss, letting go of the past, and the heart-warming power of true love.

PREVIOUS REVIEWS

"A sheer delight." OK magazine

"What does it mean to be in love? How do we move on? These and so many more questions are explored in this novel, which makes it perfect for adults and young adults alike. Siobhan's writing fast becomes addictive. I never wanted to stop reading and I lost myself in Caitlin's world. This book is one of my favourites and always will be."

"It's back to the eighties with this hilarious and poignant take of the path we choose to walk and what could have been, had we taken another route in our teens."

"I have read this book over ten times... I always fall in love with the characters, laugh out loud and end up in tears towards the end. Hands down the best book I have ever read."

"I don't know of any other writer who mixes comedy and tragedy so effortlessly. I was laughing on one page and crying a few pages later. Far deeper than 'chick lit'."

"I smiled, laughed and cried... You should read this if you're having an identity crisis because it will make you remember who you truly are."

"This book starts as it means to go on, so make sure you have plenty of time because when you begin to read it, you cannot put it down."

"My teenage years came flooding back. I am buying this book for my best friend of over thirty years as the eighties were our stomping ground too."

"Nice twist at the end. I did not see that coming!"

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