Glide

Alison Jean Lester spent many of her formative years in Massachusetts before studying, working and writing in Indiana, China, Washington DC, Italy, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. She is the author of the Novels Lillian on Life and Yuki Means Happiness, the collections Locked Out: Stories Far from Home and Restroom Reflections: How Communication Changes Everything, and the memoir Absolutely Delicious: A Chronicle of Extraordinary Dying, a finalist in the Indie Excellence Book Awards. Daughter of a mother from the Wirral Peninsula and a father from Missouri, she now lives with her husband in Worcestershire, England.

This psychologically sharp, suspenseful drama is a fascinating look at the fragility of marriage and kept me guessing until the very end. A fine mystery indeed. - Neil Humphreys - Author of Bloody Foreigners;An unputdownable story of suspense, secrets and lies. Alison Jean Lester is a wonderful writer and Glide is a wonderful novel. - Anne-Marie Casey - Screenwriter and author of An Englishwoman in New York;Glide is a novel with all the building menace of the best Stephen King told with the style and compassion of Ann Patchett. The book is as revealing as one of Leo's photographs: full of choices, perfectly observed details, and, at the core, a deeply human truth. - Chris Huntington - Author of Mike Tyson Slept Here;There is a mystery and a mysteriousness to Glide. It is a perfect example of Lester's gift for making you feel like she's sharing secrets. She conjures up richness and depth from the simplest of sentences, and takes you far beyond the corners of the setting into the complex heart of human relationships. - Niall Johnson - Screenwriter and director of Keeping Mum