Description
Dolphin Westward is done putting everyone else first - especially her unpredictable mother, Marigold. But how do you break the habit of a lifetime?
When she meets Lee, the kind single dad next door, she glimpses the wholesome family life she’s always wanted. Then Joel crashes into her world - a rugged, magnetic actor who makes her feel truly seen - and suddenly Dolphin finds herself torn between two very different futures.
It's not long before everything begins to unravel, and her picture-perfect life feels further away than ever.
Faced with losing it all, can she learn to stop chasing perfection and start being herself?
Discover the messy and joyful new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Think Again; a nostalgic adult sequel to the beloved classic, The Illustrated Mum! Readers are obsessed with Picture Imperfect.
Endorsements
'Realistic, sharp-eyed. I loved it and didn’t want it to end' — Katie Fforde
'Jacqueline Wilson is a national treasure! Picture Imperfect is at once beautiful, sad, and uplifting' — Alice Winn
Instant Sunday Times bestseller — August 2025