'A triumph . . . I laughed and wept. It's an extraordinary novel and one everyone should read' - Alexandra Potter
'A warm and beautiful novel, heartbreaking yet uplifting, honest and funny . . . I loved it' - Jenny Quintana, bestselling author of The Missing Girl
Jessica Jackson has hit all the milestones for turning 30 – the career, the loving boyfriend and a cosy London flat they share with their cat. But a shock diagnosis of breast cancer turns Jess's world upside down, and her contented life implodes with it.
Around her, her friends' lives continue to follow the script, with the big white weddings and the baby scans. With her own future so uncertain, the only thing Jess is sure of is that she's being left behind.
In the midst of it all, she meets Annabel, an enigmatic twenty-seven year old with incurable cancer. But while Annabel may not have long left, she understands much more about living than anyone Jess has ever met. And she's determined to show Jess how to make every day count . . .
'Tender, funny and insightful. So good on friendship, love and the things that make our fragile lives worth living' - Rebecca Ley, author of For When I'm Gone
'Life-affirming, tearjerking and gorgeously written . . . An extraordinary, hugely moving story about the fight for survival' - Hannah Tovey, bestselling author of The Education of Ivy Edwards
Frank, funny and poignant, Single Bald Female by Laura Price is a completely unforgettable story of love and friendship. Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in South London with her two cats. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, is inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. (A former Single Bald Female, Laura now has both hair and a boyfriend.) Single Bald Female is an extraordinary, uplifting novel of courage, friendship and fearlessly embracing life, by debut author Laura Price.
