Summary:
When Olivia Berrington gets the call to tell her that her best friend from college has been killed in a car crash in New York, her life is turned upside down. Her relationship with Sally was an exhilarating roller coaster, until a shocking betrayal drove them apart. But if Sally really had turned her back, why is her little girl named after Olivia?
As questions mount about the fatal accident, Olivia is forced to go back and unravel their tangled history. But as Sally’s secrets start to spill out, Olivia’s left asking herself if the past is best kept buried.
As questions mount about the fatal accident, Olivia is forced to go back and unravel their tangled history. But as Sally’s secrets start to spill out, Olivia’s left asking herself if the past is best kept buried.
Drawing literary inspiration from Melissa Bank’s warm-hearted
insights into contemporary life in The
Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing, and from Daphne Du Maurier’s
passionate, classic melodrama Rebecca, Moran’s The Last Time I Saw You offers a
gripping plot, deepened by a heartfelt, relatable examination of friendship and
love.
Praise for Eleanor Moran
“Gripping,
emotional – looks at how losing a friend can be worse than losing a lover.” –Daisy Goodwin, author of My Last Duchess
“Eleanor
Moran is a stunningly good writer. Her prose is a joy to read, it wraps you up
and draws you in and you daren’t take your eyes off the page for fear of being
wretched out of her gripping narrative.”
–Santa Montefiore, author of The House by
the Sea
“Such
a funny writer … more like that American snappy fast humor of Bridesmaids, of Tina Fey … really great
dialogue.” – Alex Heminsley, BBC Radio 2
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THE
LAST TIME I SAW YOU
by
ELEANOR MORAN
Quercus
April 1, 2014
$15.99, 400 pages
ISBN 978-1623651336
A Conversation with
Eleanor Moran
Q.
What was your inspiration for THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU? How did you first get
the idea for the story?
A. The Last Time I Saw You came out of two experiences – a
hypnotic, seductive friendship I had at university which exploded in my mid
twenties. It took me a long time to process the viciousness of the ‘break up’
and I wanted to write about the ambiguity and treachery of female friendship
gone wrong. I also wanted to write about the ‘haunting’ that can take place in
relationships we have in our thirties and forties. Livvy’s sister tells her
“men move on, they can’t stand the silence” and I think it’s true. I wanted to
write about that.
Q.
Do you have a favorite character from the book? One who was a pleasure to
right? Difficult?
A. I love all my characters! I fell in love with William,
despite him being such a stuffed shirt. I sort of have to when I write a love interest.
I loved the complexity of Sally, and I loved her, despite her selfishness and
how bad she was for Livvy. She is mercurial and a trickster, and in drama those
characters are vital. She can do unexpected, wild things. Livvy has a lot of me
in her, as all my heroines do.
Q.
If you could give just one piece of advice to fellow writers what would it be?
A. Gosh, I wouldn’t presume to advise other writers at my
stage, but to newbies I would say… Do you know, I don’t know! Understand the
market, but don’t be handcuffed by it, as you need to find your own voice.
Q.
Who are your favorite authors? Who has inspired your writing?
A. I adore Rebecca. Daphne Du Maurier found something
universal, and then wrote a deeply specific story. Beautiful Ruins. Loved that.
The Fault In Our Stars. The Help. Heartburn. The Time
Traveler’s Wife. For me it’s the books about rounded, flawed characters
doing their very best in believable ways.
If you look at my website – eleanormoran.co.uk – I wrote about my 10
favorite love stories. And romantic films.
Q.
What’s next? Are you working on your next book?
A. I am hard at work on book 5. It’s about a young female
psychotherapist who is forced to confront her past.
Author Bio:
Eleanor Moran is the author of three previous novels: Stick or Twist, Mr Almost Right and Breakfast in Bed, which is currently being developed for television. Eleanor also works as a television drama executive and her TV credits includeRome, MI5, Spooks, Being Human and a biopic of Enid Blyton, Enid, starring Helena Bonham Carter. Eleanor grew up in North London, where she still lives.
Social Media Links:
Twitter: @EleanorKMoran
Eleanor Moran’s Website: http://www.eleanormoran.co.uk/
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