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A review by ipetrine
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper
5.0
Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was truly a heartwarming and uplifting read!
Andrew has a grim job at the council. In his job interview he accidentally made up a happy family, and now he's so deep in the lie it's impossible to back out. So he decides to go with it and make the everyday small talk in the office easier for himself. But when his boss insists on a sort of "Come dine with me" as a team building activity, the lie becomes a big problem. Because in Andrew's home they won't find a wife and two lovely children, but lots and lots of model trains ... His imaginary family becomes an even bigger problem when he gets a new colleague: the lovely Peggy, the first person he truly feels comfortable with in a long time.
This was truly a heartwarming and uplifting read!
Andrew has a grim job at the council. In his job interview he accidentally made up a happy family, and now he's so deep in the lie it's impossible to back out. So he decides to go with it and make the everyday small talk in the office easier for himself. But when his boss insists on a sort of "Come dine with me" as a team building activity, the lie becomes a big problem. Because in Andrew's home they won't find a wife and two lovely children, but lots and lots of model trains ... His imaginary family becomes an even bigger problem when he gets a new colleague: the lovely Peggy, the first person he truly feels comfortable with in a long time.