Wet Paint - Chloe Ashby

Since losing her best friend Grace, Eve is learning how to get on with things. She keeps everyone at arm’s length, going through the motions of normal routines - cleaning her shared flat for reduced rent and waiting tables to keep the money trickling in. Eve’s therapist is a Manet painting, a woman who she can trust to keep her secrets as she keeps coming back with more to offload.

This is a beautiful novel, with strokes of Chloe’s art critic background and a tender look at friendship and grief.

One for fans of Luster, My Year of Rest and Relaxation as well as Fleabag!