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There are so many benches lining the riverside, each and every one tragic in its own way. Ren Miller has died aged seventeen and yet her consciousness lives on, inhabiting her memorial bench by the River Thames in London. Ren longs to be reunited with her boyfriend Gabe, but soon discovers why he has failed to visit. Devastated, she must learn to break through and talk to the living so she can reveal the truth about her untimely end. Unique and compelling - this is a contemporary story about love, friendship, a passion for music and what, if anything, remains after we've gone. 'The author, beginning with this unusual premise, turns it into a moving story of a young life ending all too soon ... It is engaging, funny and also quite heartbreaking.
About the Author
Jaq Hazell's debut novel, psychological thriller I Came to Find a Girl, was included in The Telegraph's Best Crime Fiction of 2015 and shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction.
Born near Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, to an Irish mother and an English father, she studied textile design at Nottingham Trent and has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. She has worked as a journalist and magazine editor. She lives in London.
Jaq's cartoons about writing are on her website: http://www.jaqhazell.com
She is also on Twitter: @jaqhazell
