International bestseller Matt Haig (The Midnight Library) returns with his spectacular new novel The Life Impossible. Retired maths teacher Grace Winters is stuck in a rut and grieving the recent loss of her husband, as well as their son Daniel 30 years earlier. When a long-lost friend leaves her a house in Ibiza, she also leaves a mystery as to how she died and what sort of life she led. Discovering the answers will change Grace’s life and give her a whole new beginning.

Matt was born in Yorkshire. He is a writer of fiction and non-fiction for both children and adults. His books, including The Humans, How to Stop Time and The Comfort Book, have sold over 9 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 50 languages. His last novel The Midnight Library was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. The film adaptation of his novel The Radleys will be released in 2024.

Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and hosted by Nihal Arthanayake. Nihal is a broadcaster and the author of Let's Talk: How To Have Better Conversations. He hosts the Sunday evening show on BBC Radio 5 Live.