Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Will be published approx. on 30. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-00-881215-7 (ISBN)
Description
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Zoe lost a part of herself after a heartbreaking loss and when she returns to work, everyone is tiptoeing around her and hoping she is back to her old self. But she knows she'll never be the same carefree party girl she was before.
Then she meets Cian - her disarmingly charming colleague, who's working from home after a climbing accident left him temporarily immobile. As they spend the summer hiding from the heatwave, arguing about Studio Ghibli, and sharing moments of vulnerability, their cautious friendship grows into something deeper. But with Cian grappling with his own restless spirit, and Zoe keeping everyone at arm's length, there are a hundred reasons for them to hit the brakes.
Zoe has a choice to make - retreat into her shell and cling to the safety of what she knows, or risk it all and take a leap of faith into the unknown?
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow is a story of courage and connection, and examines the messy, beautiful ways we rebuild our lives when everything feels broken. It finds the humour in the darkest moments and reminds us of the ways we find hope.
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Praise for Luan Goldie
'Important and remarkable' Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry
'Luan Goldie is one of the most important voices in contemporary British fiction ... A story of resilience, family and community, it is finely wrought and unnervingly timely' Kia Abdullah
'Intense and powerful novel' Platinum
'A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly' My Weekly
Zoe lost a part of herself after a heartbreaking loss and when she returns to work, everyone is tiptoeing around her and hoping she is back to her old self. But she knows she'll never be the same carefree party girl she was before.
Then she meets Cian - her disarmingly charming colleague, who's working from home after a climbing accident left him temporarily immobile. As they spend the summer hiding from the heatwave, arguing about Studio Ghibli, and sharing moments of vulnerability, their cautious friendship grows into something deeper. But with Cian grappling with his own restless spirit, and Zoe keeping everyone at arm's length, there are a hundred reasons for them to hit the brakes.
Zoe has a choice to make - retreat into her shell and cling to the safety of what she knows, or risk it all and take a leap of faith into the unknown?
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow is a story of courage and connection, and examines the messy, beautiful ways we rebuild our lives when everything feels broken. It finds the humour in the darkest moments and reminds us of the ways we find hope.
****
Praise for Luan Goldie
'Important and remarkable' Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry
'Luan Goldie is one of the most important voices in contemporary British fiction ... A story of resilience, family and community, it is finely wrought and unnervingly timely' Kia Abdullah
'Intense and powerful novel' Platinum
'A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly' My Weekly
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-881215-7 (9780008812157)
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Luan Goldie is a Glasgow-born novelist, short story writer and teacher from East London. Her novels for adults include Nightingale Point, Homecoming and These Streets. Her work has been nominated for several literary awards, and Nightingale Point was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. In 2018 she won the Costa Short Story Award, and her short stories have appeared in Stylist, HELLO! Magazine and the Sunday Express. She was also one of thirteen writers invited to CERN to collaborate with physicists for Collision, a short story collection.
Luan's series of books for children aged 9+ was released in 2024. Skylar and the K-pop Headteacher was followed by Oops, I Kidnapped a Pharaoh! and Skylar and the K-pop Principal. A former primary school teacher, Luan now runs creative writing workshops for children and adults. She has worked with Arvon and Spread the Word and is a First Story Writer-in-Residence.
Luan's series of books for children aged 9+ was released in 2024. Skylar and the K-pop Headteacher was followed by Oops, I Kidnapped a Pharaoh! and Skylar and the K-pop Principal. A former primary school teacher, Luan now runs creative writing workshops for children and adults. She has worked with Arvon and Spread the Word and is a First Story Writer-in-Residence.