A thrilling new family drama from the author of The Photographer’s Wife and Perfectly Ordinary People: multi-million bestselling author Nick Alexander
Dee’s life in rainy Salford is a world away from her sister Trina’s champagne-and-caviar shenanigans.
So when Trina offers escape—ten days on a sun-drenched Greek island owned by a handsome, enigmatic businessman—Dee leaves comfort, routine, and the endless drizzle behind. A little bit of sunshine seems like the perfect antidote to her summertime blues.
But paradise proves hot and restless. The other guests are increasingly on-edge and a creeping sense of doom shadows Dee’s every step.
As the Aegean sun beats down, hidden truths begin to blister in the heat. Soon, Dee must question everything: the reality behind her sister’s glittering lifestyle, the true intentions of their seductive host, and whether the grass on this sunny side of the fence is really so green after all.
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Really enjoyed ALittle bit of Sunshine.
Thank you. The only author I’ve read who seems to really understand Alzheimers – the loss of vocabulary, keeping up a ‘nonsense’ conversation because it made them feel heard. Dee’s feelings of sharing the Alzheimers journey, the oh so brief smile of love and recognition. You really got it and I’m so glad I was there for my Mam. Even when she didn’t know me, I think she felt me.
Thank you Nick
Linda Tasker
Hi Charm.
Thanks for your comments.
My main aim when writing dialogue is to write convincing characters who might actually exist, and because humans do talk about politics, I don’t agree at all that fictional characters should not express political opinions.
If one is aiming to write a convincing European character in 2025/2026 it is impossible IMHO to avoid having them comment on Trump. He may be a sitting president, but Europeans almost unanimously talk about their hatred for him because:
He’s a convicted criminal, a confirmed sexual abuser (Stormy Daniels), a vulgar, sexist slug of a man who talks openly of “grabbing women by the pussy”, a racist who shares ape-videos of the Obamas (en ex-sitting president, I might point out) and a constant liar who is in the process of destroying the reputation of a previously wonderful nation internationally while destroying all of the USA’s historical alliances. If you don’t want to hear people criticise your “sitting president”, then you probably need to avoid all non-American conversation (indeed, non MAGA-bubble conversation) including realistic fiction. My advice overall would be to just vote for a classier candidate next time around.
Best wishes. Nick.
I completely agree with you Charm. I just finished reading A Little Bit of Sunshine and thought it was OK until I got to near the end where the author felt the need to include insulting comments about our President. If that had been in the beginning of the book, I would have trashed it. In his reply to you, the author said fictional characters should be able to express their political opinions (which are in fact the opinion of the author). That’s true but authors should learn that the majority of Americans voted for President Trump and think he’s doing a great job. Conservative/MAGA folks read books too!
The sad truth is that anyone who thinks that Neo-fascist idiot is doing a “good job” is either ignorant or an idiot, or both. And I’m totally happy for such people to stay away from my books.
The world is drifting into fascism and all it needs to prosper is for good people to say nothing.
Yep. And now the over-used playword “fascist” has been brought into the conversation, and that tells me all I need to know about the author. My first assumption was wrong- he has no imagination at all. Lol.