Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy

‘Sharp and funny and humane . . . Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit’ MONICA HEISEY, author of Really Good, Actually

‘A novel that really nails the chaos, panic and joy of being young’ DAISY BUCHANAN, author of Insatiable

‘Captures twentysomething chaos . . . Very funny’ THE TIMES

Ada is a typical Aussie in London in her mid-twenties. Impulsive and free-thinking, she prides herself on her independence and street smarts. A happenstance hook-up with Sadie, a playwright at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, results in Sadie moving into Ada’s flat – and bed. Simultaneously, Ada enters into an undefined, mostly online situationship with Stuart, a struggling artist from Liverpool.

Navigating the choppy waters of the various complicated relationships in her life, Ada will learn that her footloose approach to love and sex may make for a great story at the pub, but might not make her truly happy. Across Edinburgh, Liverpool, London and even Florida, Ada confronts the complexities of that dreaded phenomenon all too well-known: the quarter-life crisis.

Incisively funny, Go Lightly is a tribute to both the freedom and freefall of your twenties, and to the growing pains of self-discovery.

‘Funny, perceptive and effortlessly engaging I loved this novel’ LILY LINDON, author of Double Booked

‘Sharp, witty and astute’ THE HERALD

A funny and tender story of friendship, family and messy love – and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.

About the Author: Brydie Lee-Kennedy is an Australian TV writer. She has written on shows for Netflix, Apple TV and Disney. In a former life she was a cabaret performer, kids party entertainer and sex columnist.

14 Aug 2025
 

Go Lightly: ‘nails the chaos, panic and joy of being young’ by Brydie Lee-Kennedy ISBN 9781526669759