Fade into You

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About the Book: 

They flickered in and out of sight, between the passing cars, as if a strobe light was on them. She watched them from the corner of her eye, as they appeared and disappeared, like ghosts.

Childhood friendships are simple things, and when ‘90s grunge girl Alex meets the twins next door her bond with Gavin and Banny seems meant to be, held together by their shared language of music.

‘It Just Is’ – Rilo Kiley

‘Very Best Friend’ – Proud Mary

‘The Swimming Song’ – Loudon Wainwright III

Yet as they grow and change, so too must their relationships with each other, and the easy joys of outdoor swimming and Aunt Ruby’s tablet are slowly overshadowed by all the things that never were and those that never should have been.

‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ – Echo and the Bunnymen

‘Twilight’ – Elliott Smith

‘Fade into You’ – Mazzy Star

A snapshot of the nineties/noughties spirit and a poignant exploration of how childhood friendships and first loves echo through the years, Fade Into You presents a tale of mixtapes, the millennium and the impossibility of moving on.

Reviews: 

As shocking as it may be for some of us, the 1990s are now part of history. Catriona Child’s ‘Fade Into You’ embraces this and promises to evoke heady nostalgia in those who were there, and offer a step back in time for others. ALISTAIR BRAIDWOOD, ‘Ten Books for 2023’, SNACK MAGAZINE

Music-obsessed Alex’s world is about to change…set against a backdrop of T in the Park, this bittersweet tale will delight music fans. SCOTS MAGAZINE

Written with depth and sensitivity, Fade Into You is a beautifully crafted novel that captures the essence of growing up in a changing world. Whether you’re a fan of Scottish fiction, coming-of-age stories or simply looking for a captivating read, this book is sure to leave you spellbound. KELLEY LACY, Award-winning book-blogger

A nostalgic journey through the 1990s and 2000s as a group of friends take the leap from teenage life to adulthood. KEVIN QUINN, Edinburgh Evening News

It’s a moving, insightful and thoughtful read which touches upon subjects such as mental health, grief, and that move from the keenly felt teenage years into what inevitably becomes wearier, and often more cynical, adulthood. Although Child is too good a writer to paint anything as black and white; she knows it’s in the grey areas where the real stories are told. Fade Into You will take you back to your own teenage years, no matter when they were, and remind you of the good and bad times growing up and the songs that saved you. ALISTAIR BRAIDWOOD, Snack Magazine

I never expected to be left with so many thoughts. It’s left me thinking about the people I’ve known growing up, those that are still around and those that have drifted away. ADAMTRIESBOOKS

If, like myself, you grew up in the 90s then this is a must-read! These days those childhood memories from the 90s seem like another life but this book brought some of them back and that made me smile. 5* GOODREADS

Catriona Child’s Fade Into You embodies this nostalgic feeling in a coming-of-age novel documenting the increasingly mercurial changes of the late 1990s and early 2000s; changes paralleled in the contemporary music and the choices in our naive and often awkward teenage protagonists make… A beautifully raw, sometimes funny, other times bittersweet, novel. SCOTTISH FIELD

It reads like a time capsule in many ways, and it’s not just the music, it’s the telly, it’s the food, it’s everything. NICOLA MEIGHAN, The Afternoon Show, BBC Radio Scotland

The soundtrack to Alex’s falling in and out of love is certainly a strong point of this story… Best of British Magazine

About the Author:

CATRIONA CHILD was born in 1980 in Dundee. Hailed as ‘one of the brightest prospects among a thriving breed of fresh Scottish writing talent,’ she has a degree in English from the University of Aberdeen and an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. Her debut novel, Trackman, was published in 2012 and was described by The Herald as ‘having all the makings of a cult hit.’ Her second novel, Swim Until You Can’t See Land, was published in 2014. She has been published in The Sunday Herald, the 404 Ink Earth literary magazine, Northwords Now and in the Scottish Book Trust Family Legends anthology. She lives just outside Edinburgh with her husband Allan and their two children, Corrie and Alasdair.