‘A brilliant study of need, want, loneliness, and power.’

—Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of Almost Life

Katie hasn't spoken to her mother in a year when her boyfriend James introduces her to his cat Silver. A small, incorrigible ball of need, Silver's acceptance of Katie cracks open something inside of her: an unravelling begins.

Fresh out of college and far from home, Katie is desperate to skirt the demands of adult life – especially because, as she promised her mother, the plan was to never grow up in the first place. Luckily, James seems happy to make decisions for them both.

When they go on holiday to James's family's seaside home, Katie's attachment to Silver grows. Soon, they’re inseparable. But as their bond intensifies, Katie's other relationships reach tipping points, until she’s forced to confront what she really wants – and what she might have to risk to get it.