We Are Family by Nicola Gill

We Are Family

You can’t choose your family…

Jess and Laura might be sisters, but they’re very different people. Laura is laid-back, eats cheese in bed, and takes life as it comes. Jess, meanwhile, is the classic overachiever: Chief of Chivvying, Queen of all WhatsApp groups. They’re family, but they’re not exactly friends.

…but you can let them in.

When their mum dies, the sisters struggle to agree on anything, from where to scatter the ashes to whether “passed away” is an acceptable term. But as life forces them together, Laura and Jess realise: the only way through this is as a team. After all, they’re stuck with each other – and drinking wine is more fun as a pair…

We Are Family by Nicola Gill
Praise for We Are Family by Nicola Gill
We Are Family by Nicola Gill

‘Poignant and wry up-lit at its finest – Nicola Gill is a talent to behold!’

Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop

‘You’ll properly giggle, but also properly cry at this fab read.’’

Fabulous magazine

‘Funny family fiction.’

My Weekly

‘A witty, funny and relatable look into the sibling dynamic and the impact of grief on the love within a family.’

Hannah Sunderland, author of Very Nearly Normal

‘Touching and humorous … leaves you in no doubt that underneath the ups and downs, arguments and rivalries, families are bound together with love.’

Gillian Harvey, author of Everything Is Fine

‘Poignant, funny and heart-breaking. I quite literally laughed and cried. Highly recommended.’

Kirsten Hesketh, author of Another Us

‘Made me laugh and cry in equal measure. The humour is so well-timed and perfectly pitched.’

Holly McCulloch, author of Just Friends

Simmering family drama at its best – the highs and lows are expertly woven with unforgettable funny lines.’

Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita

‘Funny and engaging, with characters who felt very real, I loved this poignant portrayal of sisterhood and family.’

Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

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