Independent Best Debut Novels

Emma-Lee Potter said: ‘This heartrending story explores the complexities of their relationship, from the early days of their courtship, when Frank was a shy Oxford academic and Maggie was an effervescent young nurse, to the shattering turn of events that rocked their lives. Out on April 2, Greaves’s insightful account of a long marriage kept us gripped till the very last page.’

Read more about the other novels featured on the list here.