She wants to tell their story. He wants to bury it in the ground. Can they overcome their past to find a future?
Josh and Natalie hated each other from the moment she stepped into Canta's editorial office. In his opinion, she takes the fun out of the student magazine. For her, he's a total jerk. With the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the earthquake that tore their city—and lives—apart, things only get worse. While Natalie wants to commemorate the anniversary with a special edition, collating stirring stories from her peers, Josh would rather drown his memories in booze. Their foundation is shaken when Natalie finds out the heart-breaking reason for Josh's hostility towards her project. As they carefully unfold the layers of a shared trauma, they discover they might be exactly what the other needs.
----------- 'Like Pride & Prejudice and a good bit of Pettiness. Like real life, it’s very messy, and it’s a situation exacerbated by the claustrophobic microcosm of university society, centred in the small world of the student newspaper.' Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLovers Blog
'A novel to remember.' Bob Doherty, Bob's Books Blog
'This well-researched novel beautifully captures that magical time at the beginning of adulthood when relationships are tested and world views are tilted.' Sarina Dickson, author of The Worrybug series.
'Reading this novel feels like settling into an old, worn-out couch with a comfy blanket and a mug of hot chocolate.' Zoë Fletcher, Christchurch City Libraries