Sound of It

Daughter of a mother from the Wirral Peninsula and a father from Missouri, Alison Jean Lester spent her formative years in the US and the UK. Her studies took her to China, Taiwan and Italy. She then worked and raised her children in Japan and Singapore. She is the author of the novels Lillian on Life, Yuki Means Happiness and Glide, the collections Locked Out: Stories Far from Home and Restroom Reflections: How Communication Changes Everything, and the memoir Absolutely Delicious: A Chronicle of Extraordinary Dying, a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. She now lives with her photographer husband in Worcestershire, England.

• 1 - Two Houses 2 - Transition House 3 - Grand Design

"An honest and gripping look at parenting, step-parenting and later-in-life love." - Adele Parks, #1 bestselling author; "An absorbing and powerful novel about blended families, love and betrayal." - Louisa Treger, author of Madwoman; "I’ve never read anything quite like it. Hilarious, desperately sad, and utterly compelling. An extraordinary and extremely readable novel." - Fiona Mitchell, author of The Swap and The Maid’s Room; "Lester paints a fascinating picture of the trajectory of a modern relationship in this mesmerising novel. This sensitive, clever and, above all, believable portrayal will have you gripped from start to finish. Highly recommended." - Kerry Hadley-Pryce, author of The Black Country