To celebrate the publication of ONE LITTLE LIE (Simon & Schuster, 2 July 2026) the second novel by Charlotte Leonard, we have a copy to give away by prize draw together with a copy of AFTERWARDS, her Bath Novel Award shortlisted debut novel.

ONE LITTLE LIE by Charlotte Leonard

‘Wild and brilliantly written, I loved it’ ​VOGUE WILLIAMS

One little white lie. One tiny omission. A slight manipulation of the truth. But that moment would change everything…

It was the small things that weighed Sarah down. The dirty dishes abandoned in the sink. The empty bottle of milk put back inside the fridge. The clothes left crumpled on the floor. A life of never-ending mental load and constant demands. Somewhere along the way, Sarah had become a caretaker for everyone around her, both at home and at work.
 
Then came the lie. One harmless white lie, she thought. Just a little shift in the narrative.
 
And for a while everything became better. But one lie wasn’t enough. It was soon followed by another. And another. Until the truth became something unrecognizable, a distant memory swallowed by fiction.
 
She never intended for it to spiral this way. It was just one little white lie. But the truth would inevitably threaten everything she held dear…

AFTERWARDS by Charlotte Leonard

This is the story of loss – and what happens afterwards…
 
When Emma gets home after work one evening, she calls hello to her husband Jay, as she always does. Stepping into the kitchen, she sees he has done the shopping, as she had reminded him to; remembered to buy peppercorns; has bought her flowers. Everything is neatly put away. But Jay is not there. 
 
A photographer, all Jay has left behind is his camera containing five photographs, which are unlike his other work. Emma follows the images to Cornwall, beginning a journey in which old relationships are re-written and new ones are formed. As the visual mystery of each photograph unfolds, Emma finds herself unravelling and perilously close to breaking point. But could her unlikely salvation lie in the sea, a small community of swimmers and the promise of something Emma thought she didn’t want?

‘A stunning story about love, longing and learning to live again after loss. Utterly immersive, and brimming with exquisite prose, AFTERWARDS is a thought-provoking and powerful debut with a message of hope at its heart. Emma’s journey is guaranteed to stay with you long after you turn the final page’ Holly Miller

‘A delicately crafted literary novel, capturing in pin-sharp prose the myriad of emotions that grief can cause and how even in the darkest of circumstances, we can learn to live again’ Living Magazines

The Prize Draw is now CLOSED

The draw to win a copy of ONE LITTLE LIE and AFTERWARDS by Charlotte Leonard is open to UK residents with full terms here. To take part, simply enter your email address below before 23:59 BST on 30th July 2026.