Magic realism comes to middle England in this brilliantly original little book, with suburban Luton supplying the unlikely setting for a battle of wills between a teenage boy and the forces of fate.”
— Marie Claire
Extraordinary and original. This disturbing, blackly comic, sophisticated meditation on death, madness and sexuality is powerful and haunting”
— Sunday Times book of the week
Extraordinary”
— Observer
Intelligent, ironic and darkly funny”
— Time Out
I just love the book just in case and i always will.
So glad to hear that, Lola. Thanks for letting me know. x
I’ve never read such an astonishing book – it always keeps me thinking what is really happening there. Every time I get through the story there is a new interpretation and solution at the end.
Thank you for that!
Thank you, Petra and Victoria…always so nice when someone bothers to report back….
Meg,I really like your books,they are the best! I’m reading “Just In Case” now and I just can’t keep my eyes of the book!
hey, the boy on the cover of Just In Case… where did u find him? is that how Justin/David is supposed to look? i really want to know!
Hi Alexis — Which cover are you talking about? The white hardback American cover or the new UK cover?
Hey Meg!
I just finished reading this book- and I loved it! It got me through my two day fever, so thank you for that
hopefully Dorothea fallls in love with who I want her to. I dont think I should ask you, because you may not know and the characters have their own minds. But if you do know, do share.
xxx
hello meg,
i really love your book, just in case and i thought the whole idea of the book was just amazing.
I was wondering though, did you first create the title of the book and then write the story around the idea of just in case to justin case or did the idea for the title come to you after you had already come up with the idea of the story?
x
Hi Tessie
The book had the working title of ‘Chance’, and the main character was David Chase. He turned into David Case, who became Justin Case, and then I knew I had a title.
Thanks for writing.
xMeg
Thank you so much for replying, you’re my absolute favourite author.
x
Hi Meg!
I’m a 17 year old girl from Sweden, and I stumbled upon Just in Case in the library a week ago and as soon as I had read the two first lines I was stuck! The book is so amazing, even though I have already finished it I just can’t let go of it! I carry it with me everywhere! Thank you so much for writing that wonderful book that has become my favourite!
Thank YOU, Linnea, so happy to hear you liked it.
Hi Meg,
How wonderful that you keep an online journal. You have such a lovely writing style and one that I am hungry for more of. I picked up Just in Case in a charity shop last weekend, started reading it last night and finished it this morning, it was wonderfully fast paced and amusing and insightful and thank you 
I look forward to reading your other books, especially the one you haven’t written yet 
Ellie 
I just googled your name looking for other titles that you had blessed your readers with and found your site
whos the boy on the cover? :O
Sorry, no idea.