BFD4 Kit de Waal

We are delighted to welcome Kit de Waal with her ‘profoundly compassionate novel of devastating power’ (Bernardine Evaristo). The Best Of Everything is about what it means to care, how we learn to live in the aftermath of loss, and what happens when love steals into our lives in spite of best laid plans. 

Paulette's life was perfectly planned—wedding, honeymoon, baby—until Denton’s sudden death shatters everything. His friend Garfield brings the devastating news, and unexpectedly, becomes part of her life. As Paulette navigates grief, she finds new purpose in giving her son, Bird, the best future she can, despite the pain.

Kit de Waal is the author of My Name Is Leon shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and The Trick to Time, longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She has written Supporting Cast, a memoir, and edited Common People. My Name Is Leon was adapted for BBC Two.