HALF GROWN

"HALF GROWN"
... A novel about grief, growth, and the quiet kind of love that saves you slowly.

Zeke Daniels is twenty and barely holding it together.

Haunted by the death of his best friend Milo, suffocated by a city that feels more ghost than home, and tangled in the ache of growing up, Zeke is just trying to keep his head above water. But grief doesn't drown you all at once; it pulls you under in waves.

Then come the people:
Rayna-his chaotic, stubborn flatmate with paint under her nails and pain behind her jokes.
Aminah-a psychology student who sees more than she says and listens like it matters.
And his mum-tough as brick, tired as hell, still hiding her own battles behind casseroles and silence.

Together, they push Zeke toward poetry, honesty, and the terrifying act of feeling again.

Over the course of one quiet, transformative year in Graysborough, Zeke writes letters to a boy who isn't coming back, learns how to let go without forgetting, and discovers that healing doesn't look like moving on-it looks like staying soft when it'd be easier to shut down.

This is a story of late-night rooftop conversations, unread messages, unspoken apologies, and all the ways we say "I love you" without using those exact words.