Helen Hoskins Begins Again
Helen is 47, newly divorced, and knee-deep in a ruthless clear-out. The plan is to ditch the clutter, the memories and the people who have made her life so difficult. At least, that’s what everyone tells her to do. Then fate throws a curveball in the shape of Leo — an old university friend she barely remembers, but who knows all too well what it’s like to choose the wrong life partner.
Helen and Leo were never close, yet suddenly they have a surprising amount in common. Regret. Freedom. And maybe… chemistry?
So, Helen comes up with a daring idea: a joint divorce party. One night to mix their mismatched friends, toast their failed marriages, and say a definitive goodbye to the past.
What could possibly go wrong?
Tom Campbell studied at the universities of Edinburgh and Sussex and has spent his career working in economic development and regeneration, focusing on how culture can be used to generate enterprise and employment opportunities in areas of long-term economic decline. Helen Hoskins Begins Again is his third novel.
His previous books include Fold, The Planner, and My Back Pages (co-written with Richard Charkin).
News & Reviews
- Download the Press Release here.
- Read an interview with the author in SussexWorld: Brighton lends itself to “romantic misadventure”
- Watch the trailer ads here and here.
- “A total pleasure – hilarious, perspicacious and moving.” – Lottie Moggach, Journalist and Author
- “A very funny post-divorce romantic comedy, which will be enjoyed by fans of David Nicholls, Sue Townsend and Helen Fielding.” – Philip Jones, Editor of The Bookseller
- “Helen Hoskins Begins Again is a pleasure from start to finish: a novel that is cleverer than it lets on, which is, it turns out, very much on brand.” Nick Staunton, Brighton Journal. Read the full review here.
- “***** Campbell’s wry one-liners, witty and wise, will make you both laugh and cry.” Ingo Hippisley,The Sun.