Last Act of Adam Campbell: Fall in love with this heart-warming, life-affirming novel

The Last Act of Adam Campbell is a warm, poignant and wise tale about love, friendship, and making the most of every minute of life that we're granted. It follows Adam, who has under one year to live, as he joins an amateur production of Shakespeare's Greatest Deaths and finds camaraderie, purpose, and hope among a group of women with terminal diagnoses.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

"The Cancer Ladies Running Club" meets "The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot" in this warm, poignant, and wise tale about love, friendship, and making the most of every minute of life that we're granted.

Brave, wickedly funny, and profoundly affecting, this book will leave you in awe. Miranda Dickinson's writing is a masterpiece, and the characters are unforgettable. Prepare to be swept away by the emotional punch-packer of a book that is "An emotional punch-packer of a book." Milly Johnson's review sums it up perfectly: "A big-hearted, funny, hugely emotional and uplifting novel - I loved it!"

Rachael Lucas' review is equally glowing: "Such a beautifully written book with characters that will linger in your head and heart." Sarah J Naughton's review is a perfect five stars: "**** You don't need talent to join this group of actors. The ability to remember lines or stay awake throughout a performance is appreciated, but not essential. The only mandatory is a terminal diagnosis.

But Adam Campbell is less than enthusiastic about this eccentric form of group therapy. He has under one year to live, and a heck of a lot to get done. Like explaining mortality to his six-year-old daughter. And making amends with the woman who should have been his wife.

The last thing Adam needs is a part in an amateur production of Shakespeare's Greatest Deaths. But help and hope can be found where we least expect them. And perhaps camaraderie, and a shared purpose, will turn out to be the best medicine after all.

As Shakespeare, didn't quite put it: "Shuffling off this mortal coil is a drag; but it's no reason to stop living."

The Cancer Ladies Running Club meets The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot in this warm, poignant, and wise tale about love, friendship, and making the most of every minute of life that we're granted. Don't miss this unforgettable book!"

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781473680456