Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025

What's left when your kids grow up and leave home? When Tom Layward's wife had an affair he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest daughter turned eighteen. Twelve years later, while taking her to Pittsburgh to start university, he remembers his pact, and keeps driving West. An unforgettable road trip novel, The Rest of Our Lives beautifully explores the nuance and complications of a long-term marriage.

'A triumphant twist on the great American road novel.' GUARDIAN

• Paperback / softback

• 256 pages