The Bones of My Spine is the story of the last viable mother. A biological thriller set in a reimagined version of Liverpool that shifts between two time periods, 1994 and the present day. The novel tells the story of Beth and Francesca, two teenage girls, and their escape from a medical institution. It explores themes of motherhood, friendship and the rights a woman has over her own body; a post-epidemic journey that goes to the heart of maternal instinct. Authors that inspired me when writing include John Wyndham, Kazuo Ishiguro, Aldus Huxley and Sarah Hall.

It is 1994 and a generation has passed with no children. Thirty year earlier an epidemic outbreak swept across Europe. As it sped north a vaccine was rushed out into the population, but it has led to miscarriages, stillbirths and infertility. A programme is started to gather the young women still deemed fertile.

Beth Norris is one of the selected. Ripped from her quiet country upbringing and thrust into the potent and sinister world of the hospital, she finds an ally in rebellious Francesca. After all the tests and experiments, unexplained deaths and disappearances, they defy the programme and escape the institution. Hiding out in the city a miracle happens, one that will tear their friendship apart.

Twenty years later, a pregnant woman meets a young man in a Liverpool café. They are strangers, but share a deep bond. As they talk she reveals the secrets of her past, but how much does he already know?