All the Good Things

What if you did a very bad thing... but that wasn't the end of the story

Twenty-one year old Beth is in prison. The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve ever to feel good again. But her counsellor, Erika, won't give up on her. She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in her life. So Beth starts to write down her story, from sharing silences with Foster Dad No. 1, to flirting in the Odeon on Orange Wednesdays, to the very first time she sniffed her baby's head.

But at the end of her story, Beth must confront the bad thing. What is the truth hiding behind her crime? And does anyone - even a 100% bad person - deserve a chance to be good?

All the Good Things is a story about redemption and hope for fans of Nathan Filer, Stephen Kelman and Emma Healey.


A sparky and unsettling debut ― Guardian

Heartfelt, heartbreaking, and genuinely joyous -- Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill

A funny and hopeful story... Clare writes with compassion and insight -- Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name is Leon

A moving, compassionate account of someone struggling hard for redemption ― Sunday Times

Compassionate and beautifully written -- Carys Bray, author of A Song For Issy Bradley

A heartbreaking, vital and seamless insight into a life that might otherwise be ignored or judged. The voice of Bethany is perfect - compelling, whip-smart and deeply affecting. -- Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals

A book that burns with compassion, both Beth's and Fisher's. The reader is left with the desire to find whatever resources of empathy they have and to live with greater kindness. -- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You