‘Sharp and funny and humane ... Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit.’ Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually
‘A novel that really captures the chaos, panic, and joy of being young’ Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable
‘Captures the chaos of being in your twenties ... Very funny’ THE TIMES
A funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, and bisexual love – and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.
WHO IS ADA?
With Sadie, she’s an Australian girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity, and a food lover. With Stuart, she’s funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a bowl of crisps on a cold harbor and long train rides. With her family, she’s the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer. But she doesn’t have to choose which version of herself to be… right?
Ada’s answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled, and every morning a chance to tell her friends about it, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue both. But as the realities of modern life start to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people bring out your best self, or distort it?
Go Lightly is a tribute to party girls who prefer to enjoy the present rather than fear the future or regret the past, and a love letter to the community you find when you’re far from home.
‘Funny, perceptive, and effortlessly engaging … I loved this novel’ Lily Lindon, author of Double Booked
‘Sharp, witty, and... insightful’ THE HERALD
Pages: 384, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
