Alys Always

Frances is a 30-something desk editor at The Questioner. Her job is unchallenging and her personal life is dull. While others around her move upwards and onwards, Frances wonders what life has in store for her, if anything. Until one night, she witnesses a car crash and the tragic death of the driver, Alys Kyte. Alys's family get in touch with Frances, the last person to talk to Alys, in an attempt to achieve closure. The relationships Frances builds with the grieving family will have an impact on her own life, both professionally and personally. Gradually, Frances begins to wonder whether she at last might become a player in her own right...

Harriet Lane started her career at Tatler where she ended up as features editor. She subsequently went to the Observer as commissioning editor on the magazine before becoming a staff feature writer contributing to all sections. After having her second child she went freelance in 2005 and since then has written for the Guardian, Vogue, the Observer magazine, both Telegraph magazines, Easy Living, the Times and the Daily Mail (celebrity interviews, columns and arts features). Her journalism has also been syndicated internationally.