When it comes to piecing together a narrative, knowing exactly where to start, what to include and what to leave out is vital. So discovers Annie, one of two central characters in Jo Leevers’ mystery-freighted first novel, Tell Me How This Ends.
Annie, who’s in her 60s, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer when she signs up for a charitable initiative called the Life Stories Project. The aim is that she’ll receive a bound copy of her own life story for friends and relatives to remember her by, except that Annie has neither. Nor is she seeking to celebrate her life: all she wants is a clear conscience.
