All Fours

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK A BEST SUMMER READING PICK FOR THE TIMES , THE DAILY MAIL , THE FT AND THE GUARDIAN A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR BBC R4 OPEN BOOK, THE OBSERVER , THE GUARDIAN , THE NEW YORK TIMES , THE NEW YORKER , GQ , GRAZIA , HERO , i-D , NYLON , VULTURE, READINGS A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTIONAL VOICES OF 2024 PICK A semi-famous artist turns forty-five and gives herself a gift - a cross-country road trip from LA to New York, without her husband and child. But thirty minutes after setting off, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel - and embarks on the journey of a lifetime.