Halfway Home A novel about leaving, returning, and the quiet bravery of staying.

She thought leaving was the hardest part-until she came back.

After a failed writing career and a breakdown she won't talk about, Leah Clarke returns to the last place she ever wanted to be: her small English hometown of Birchley. Broke, bruised, and unsure of who she even is anymore, Leah expects a temporary retreat. Just long enough to get her footing and leave again.

But coming home means facing more than just old streets and family photos. It means confronting the people she left behind - Sophie, her overwhelmed best friend and single mother; Callum, the once-close friend who never really moved on; and her mother, whose love is buried beneath years of silence and pride.

When a last-minute writing opportunity lands in Leah's inbox, she sees a way back into the world she thought she'd lost - but it requires her to tell the truth about her hometown, and the people who never left it. As her words begin to ripple through the town, Leah is forced to answer the question she's spent her whole life avoiding: What if the life you ran from... is the one that finally fits?

Halfway Home is a moving, beautifully told novel about friendship, failure, and the quiet kind of courage it takes to stay. For fans of Beth O'Leary, Taylor Jenkins Reid's early work, and readers who believe the most powerful stories are the ones that feel true.