'An important and timely story that explores the ongoing impact of war and how it's often left to the women to pick up the pieces. The way Hart has made a mosaic of different women's experiences, be they British, American or Iraqi, is profoundly moving. Pieces of Me is a love story that will leave you in tatters and yet there is an enduring sense of women making, mending and creating that gives this book a radiance. I will never forget it.' Tor Udall, author of 'A Thousand Paper Birds'

Emma did not go to war looking for love, but Adam is unlike any other.

Under the secret shadow of trauma, Emma decides to leave Iraq and joins Adam to settle in Colorado. But isolation and fear find her, once again, when Adam is re-deployed. Torn between a deep fear for Adam's safety and a desire to be back there herself, Emma copes by throwing herself into a new role mentoring an Iraqi refugee family.

But when Adam comes home, he brings the conflict back with him. Emma had considered the possibility that her husband might not come home from war. She had not considered that he might return a stranger.




'An astounding debut, Pieces of Me is a beautiful book written with emotion and compassion and will stay with me for a long time. It's characters and story tugged at my heart with every turning page.' Nina Pottell, Books Editor Prima Magazine and Costa Book Awards Judge




'Heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure, Pieces of Me is an incredibly moving tale of love and conflict. A compelling and accomplished debut, Natalie writes with the skill and confidence of a writer who's been published for years. I couldn't put it down'
Harper's Bazaar




'Pieces of Me is a brilliantly observed and nuanced look at the war in Iraq and how conflict impacts on the lives of everyone involved'
Laura Kaye, author of English Animals