LOSS

'It was the exact same shocking sound a body makes when it hits a car screen. I knew the sound, remembered it well. I started, heart pounding - but it was only the thud of the girl’s fist on the glass, her knuckles pressed white against it…’

A charismatic hitchhiker haunted by a shameful secret. A flawed man who is no stranger to life's burdens of loss and guilt. When they collide on a road trip to Scotland, Jamie is mesmerised by the volatile, alluring Katy, until the darkness that spills from the core of his new companion moves from her life to his own, and threatens to overturn it entirely.

Loss is a dark and compelling love story that uses the evocative backdrop of the Scottish Highlands to explore the redemptive power of relationships and the limits of humanity against a chilling backdrop of mystery and suspense.

‘The book contained so many beautiful and vivid descriptive passages...The author's vivid descriptions of the scenery easily pull the reader into the time and place of the story…Beautifully written.’ The International Review of Books (AWARDED A BADGE OF EXCELLENCE)

‘Absorbing, elegantly written, and plenty to think about after reading… Lightbourne has achieved a satisfying balance between honesty and compassion in this clear-eyed look at love, loss, guilt and the capacity of humans to rebuild.’ Jill Murphy, The Bookbag

‘Gripping, beautifully written...it has an intense, hard hitting & gripping fictional storyline…the writing style is sensitive, enthralling, descriptive, poetic in parts…Raw & beautiful...’ Blackheath Books & Bubbles 

About the Author

LOSS is Jane's first novel for adults, published by Nevada Street Press. It is psychological literary fiction, which unfolds by way of the alternating voices of its central characters. Jane is also the author of MY CAT CALLED RED, a story for children aged 8 to 12, which features the magical cat, Red, and the purr that transforms children's lives.

As well as writing fiction, Jane worked as a lawyer, as a barrister initially, and in the City after that. She lives in London with her three children. Jane is currently working on a new book for adults and will be releasing another story for children aged 8 to 12 later this year.