More than 300 narrators have come together to record one page each of my debut novel, EARTHY BITTER SWEET. The whole book is passed from voice to voice, from the first line to the last. The result is a Frankenstein's Monster of an audiobook, and I’m asking everyone who downloads it to donate whatever they can to two charities close to my heart. This page is for Alzheimer’s Society, and the other half of the money goes to The Forward Trust.

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. It supports people living with dementia and the people who care for them, campaigns for change, and funds vital research. It does this for families who are often facing something frightening and exhausting.

My book is about the names we wear and what it costs to be truly known. When Florian Ashmore comes home after years of exile, he finds a brother he no longer recognises and a mother who no longer recognises him. There is a particular grief in being a stranger to someone who once knew you best, and in learning how to love someone who can’t give that recognition back. I wanted to write about that tenderly, and I wanted the book to do some good for the families who live it.

If you can, please give, and then enjoy the book.