**Winner of The Contemporary Romantic Novel Award 2024**

'Heartbreakingly beautiful... so much more than a novel—it’s a how-to guide for appreciating the preciousness of life in all its imperfect and transient beauty' Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of VOX

What if you could stay young forever?

What if you never had to grow old?

What if it might cost you the love of your life?

Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true?

Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out. But in a race against time, can she uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process?

'A sweeping tale about what it is to be human; heartbreaking and affirming' Bethanys Bookshelf

'Thrilling and poignant in equal measure' The Yorkshire Times