Lily Cooper is funny and beautiful and talented. Try telling her that. Something happened to her a long time ago that shattered her confidence and affected her life on every level. She sought security in books, friends, family (don't mention her mother; Lily doesn't.) Now she's trying to keep her head above water. She's managing. Just. One crazy, life-altering, terrifying year changes everything. She meets someone. She loses someone. She finds someone. From Perth to London, from London to Perth, Lily's year isn't just a learning curve. It's a roller-coaster.

Something bad happened to Lily at a party long ago and she is derailed from the life she would have had, from the person she would have been. She flounders for years, just getting by, barely managing to keep her head above water. What happened to her affected her parents, especially her mother, who has tried to brush the whole thing under the carpet. Lily has a frictional, almost nonfunctional relationship with her. Eventually she turns detective and tries to find out whodunit so she can get her life back on track. Lily is no victim. She's damaged but not broken. She has a great sense of humour. She's courageous. And then there's Justin. She's perfect for him. He needs someone to make him laugh. And he's perfect for her. He encourages her and loves her just the way she is and is prepared to stick around when things get rough. And they do get very, very rough. A lot can happen in a year...

L H Anderson The Lily Year

Linda Helen Anderson is an indie author and resident of East Victoria Park in Perth Western Australia.

Educated in London UK with a bachelor's degree in English literature, Linda has lived in Australia since 1988, working in law courts for much of that time.

Writing and reading is a passion for Linda and writing a novel was a dream for a very long time ... many poems and short stories preceded The Lily year

visit her web page at lhanderson.com.au