Meet Susan Green: a prickly, independent woman who has everything just the way she wants it.At forty-five, she thinks her life is perfect: a London flat for one, a job that fulfills her passion for logic, and a personal arrangement that provides cultural and other - more intimate - benefits. There's no room for messy, emotional relationships.Yet following the loss of her mother and, implausibly, the prospect of becoming a mother herself, Susan's life is about to become somewhat messier.This sparkling debut packs a real emotional punch, its heroine as exasperating and delightful as The Rosie Project's Don Tillman. An uncompromising feminist and a fierce fighter, it's a joy to watch her bloom.THE CACTUS is Sarah Haywood's first novel.tworoadsbooks.comsarahhaywoodauthor.co.uk@tworoadsbooks@SarahxHaywood/TwoRoadsBooks/SarahHaywoodAuthor[insert author picture credit Rachel Ryan][insert Two Roads logo]