An urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.

Glamour

There's an urgent question running through Bitter Honey. What does it mean to parent when your life has been violently derailed by structures beyond your control?

The Conversation

A thrillingly pacey novel with precise historical detail that could be gulped down in just a few sittings.

Press Association

What stands out most in Bitter Honey is [the] handling of emotional inheritance, more specifically how trauma, silence, and survival strategies are passed from mother to daughter, often wordlessly

Voice Magazine

Brilliantly compelling…Bitter Honey explores the complexities, rifts and healing aspects of mother-daughter relationships, sisterhood, and how it's possible to dig deep, summon resilience, and find the strength to make positive transformations. It's a compulsive read, driven by complex, messy, realistic root-worthy characters.

LoveReading

Lola's voice and writing offer something magnetic and unmistakably true in a world that increasingly feels like a game of poker

Galina's Curiosity Gap