Everything We Are

Karen Angelico was born in Coventry and grew up in the West Midlands. After moving between Surrey, Kent, Bahrain and Essex, she now lives in Suffolk with her four sons and works as a marketing content writer. She has a degree in Literature & Art History and an MA in Creative Writing from UEA. Everything We Are is her first novel.

A dark and addictive exploration of modern love by an electrifying new talent

Darkly and steadily absorbing - the cool, even tone perfectly matched with the intimate, implosive subject matter. The characters are so plausibly and skilfully drawn . . . I loved it
What a read. Dark and addictive, Everything We Are is a brilliant exploration of broken people and destructive relationships. I loved it
This book should come with a warning - don't start reading if you need an early night . . . Unnerving and exhilarating, it's a compelling and forensic exploration of love, marriage and happy ever after
Totally addictive. An insightful and intriguing look into the minds of good or damaged characters who can't help behaving badly
A masterpiece . . . Here is a writer who really sees and understands the mechanics of human nature, who writes beautifully about love, but not the shiny, happy kind - more the difficult and resilient kind that comes after many years together. It's almost painful at times in its accuracy. It's sharp as knives
This is a story about lack of communication, of secrets and lies and bottling things up. It's urban, slick and wonderfully written with plenty of sex, drugs and glossy modern lifestyle detail. But at its centre is someone twisted and sad and Angelico's great achievement is to create sympathy for him
A dark novel that we couldn't put down