Julia works as a secretary for a newspaper and has narcolepsy, like her mother who left about 20 years ago. Her tendency to fall asleep really annoys her boyfriend Ed.
One evening Julia meets artist Alex after having coffee spilt on her by a man running to get on the Tube. Immediately feeling a connection, they arrange to meet the next day at Hammersmith Bridge where her grandfather proposed but things soon spiral out of control.
And so this amazingly crafted and heart-wrenching story gets underway. How all the elements – from time travel to her mother’s disappearance, from impossible decisions to an unsolved crime spree – all meld together make this a riveting story – the sort you may have to re-read to spot all the clues. Full of drama and the repercussions of trying to change your fate, it's a brilliant read.
