Neveah is fifteen. A schoolkid. With a secret life.
She's a digital freelancer, and is having an affair with her biggest client. Giles is married. He thinks Neveah is twenty-two. She'll do just about anything to stop him from finding out her true age.
Giles loves his wife, Christine, but their marriage has been frozen in time ever since she was violently attacked. For seven years, there’s been no intimacy, no connection—just quiet survival. He never meant to fall into an affair, but Neveah was different. Smart, confident, self-made. He had no idea she was just a teenager.
But secrets have a way of spilling out. With devastating consequences...
Told from multiple perspectives—Neveah, Giles, Christine, and those tangled in their web—All Grown Up explores the razor-thin lines between truth and deception, love and betrayal, victim and perpetrator.
If a man sleeps with a girl who lies about her age, is he still guilty?
A gripping, provocative novel that doesn’t shy away from tough questions, All Grown Up will pull you in, shake you up, and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about consent, morality, and survival.
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What Readers Are Saying About "All Grown Up":
Must Read:
"The blurb on this book is what hooked me and I'm so glad I decided to read this... This plot is to the point, Evans doesn't waste time waffling on, her writing style makes it so easy to loose yourself within the pages of this book. I loved the vividly described scenes and settings, I found myself flipping through this book like there was no tomorrow, wanting to know the outcome of Neveahs actions."
Riveting:
"I absolutely loved the writing style within All Grown Up. There are no long, drawn out, introspective moments for the characters highlighted within the book. It was gritty and to the point, going back to the fundamental “show, don’t tell” rule that so many writers have learned along the way. Catherine Evans showed us what each character is going through and dealing with, and how they are all interwoven and intertwined through the smallest of actions, creating a devastating rippling effect that kept me engaged from start to finish."
A Fabulous Follow-Up To Her First Novel. A Brilliantly Plotted And Written Story:
"Having read and loved Catherine's first book, 'The Wrongun'. I was really excited for her second offering, 'All Grown Up'. I wasn't disappointed! It's excellently plotted and written with a storyline that explores a few different strands of important and very relevant topical, societal issues. Posing questions and dilemmas surrounding rape, consent, statutory rape, and the naivety of our young people when using social media. Making decisions they aren't necessarily emotionally, mentally, and physically equipped to deal with."
Engaging Portrait Of Our Complex Times:
"Evans has a real gift for character - every single one is unique, interesting and alive. The action continues apace, the dialogue is snappy and real. I always felt right in the middle of the action. Reading her work is an immersive experience."
Cathy Evans was born and brought up in Africa. She worked in Durban for two years after leaving school, then decamped to the UK and worked in the City for 20 years. She’s the Editor of fictionjunkies.com, a website which publishes short stories of all genres by authors around the world. Her first novel, The Wrong’un, was published by Unbound in 2018. Cathy is a trustee of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival, and organises the annual CNLF Short Story competition. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and daughter. Her website is www.cathyevans.com
