Mo Said She Was Quirky

Her boyfriend said she was quirky but it was more than that. Some things were important in life. You had to fight for them. Helen was prepared for that - only she wasn't as strong as people thought. Working nightshifts as a dealer in a London casino didn't help. Her young daughter at home in bed - just how safe was she? The gamblers staring you down, night after night after night. Then on the way home from work this tall, skinny, down-at-heel guy crossed the road in front of her taxi. Brian? Her long-lost brother? How could it be? Twenty-four hours in the life of Helen, an ordinary young woman - as ordinary, as unique, as each and every one of us. 'An urgent, compassionate, mesmerising reflection of our present moment.' Independent on Sunday 'Quietly shocking. A major achievement.' Scotsman 'Beguiling, suspenseful, hypnotic. What is remarkable is its gentleness, its compassion, its desire to understand, its art.' Herald 'Kelman is good at evoking the persistent, low-level pressure of modern life, the urban static of anxiety and uncertainty.' Metro 'Tender, sad. Kelman is a bitter-sweet laureate of decency.' The Times