A Successful Suicide

In her early twenties, Cheryl trusts in the potential she can live a life straight out of a rom-com - full of adventure, mischief and the a belief that anything amazing is possible with a little fearlessness. However, after graduating university she finds herself back living at home: single, restless, working a dead-end job and watching her friends move on without her. Determined to chase the excitement she's sure is waiting somewhere else, Cheryl dives headfirst into a string of bold decisions - a summer abroad, a failed interview process, devastating dead ends, leading her to the unpredictable, intoxicating world of the Butlin's bubble.

Along the way she navigates friendship, betrayal, grief and the messy, hilarious, heartbreaking process of trying to figure out who you are when nothing in life goes to plan. Told with brutal honesty, warmth and irresistible humour, A Successful Suicide is the first half of a fictionalised autobiography about love, loss, friendship and the kind of growth that can only come from crashing cluelessly through life.

​​​​​​​This is a story for anyone who has ever felt stuck, dared to start over, or discovered that sometimes the unexpected detours are the ones that save us.