OUTSIDE, THE SKY IS BLUE is a richly detailed memoir of heartbreak and mental illness, sadness and joy , and about finding your way through grief. ' A bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer' Observer
'We all have blue eyes, but Caroline's are darker than Tom's and mine. She's dark, like Dad. We're fair, like Mum. Caroline's smile is sweet, so sweet, so sweet. I could honestly say her eyes are shining. Tom's smiling. I'm smiling. Outside, the sky is blue, the sun is high and a lake glitters.'