“Sometimes we could be cruel for sport, yes, but most of the time we hurt each other to hide our own gaping wounds. To find out not just if we were enough for each other, but if we would ever be enough for anyone.” - Before We Were Innocent
Today, my new novel, Before We Were Innocent, is published. It’s the story of three best friends and the tragedy that changes their lives forever. The book is very much an elegy to the fierce friendships of our youth and the ways we test those we love the most. I hope you like reading it as much as I liked writing it 🤍
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, please do come see me tonight in conversation with Rachel Koller Croft (author of the brilliant Stone Cold Fox) at 6pm at Zibby’s Bookshop. Otherwise, you can find the book at your local book store, or in all the other usual places online.
Thank you so much, and my regular April Notes will follow in a few weeks…
Love,
Ella xo