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Rocky, Nick, Willa and Jamie. A normal loving, anxious, messy, relatable, family.
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So when a former classmate of Jamie's dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed. She's also developed a niggling medical condition that won't go away. On the surface, she is still living her best life as the irreverent, funny beating heart of her family. Her father is his unique, adorable self; Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating.
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- Publisher Name:Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Product Format:Trade paperback
- ISBN: 9781529959703
- Author:Catherine Newman
- Publication Date:2026-01-29
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