About the Book
'Sharp and funny and humane ... Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit.' Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually
'A novel that really nails the chaos, panic and joy of being young' Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable
'Captures twentysomething chaos ... Very funny' THE TIMES
A funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, and bisexual love – and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.
WHO IS ADA?
With Sadie she’s an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food.
With Stuart she’s funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides.
With her family she’s the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer.
But she doesn’t have to choose which version of herself to be… right?
Ada’s answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both.
But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it?
Go Lightly is a tribute to party girls who’d rather enjoy the present than fear the future or regret the past, and a love letter to the community you find when you're far from home.
'Funny, perceptive and effortlessly engaging … I loved this novel' Lily Lindon, author of Double Booked
'Sharp, witty and...astute' THE HERALD
About the Author :
Brydie Lee-Kennedy is an Australian TV writer. She has written on shows for Netflix, Apple TV and Disney. In a former life she was a cabaret performer, kids party entertainer and sex columnist.
Review :
Sharp and funny and humane . . . Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit
A truly fabulous book . . . It’s so well written, and so smart, and tender and silly and made me laugh out loud.
Go Lightly is brimming with wit and wisdom. This novel is an ode to love in all its forms; sexual, platonic, familial, and above all self-love
Narrative style that captures twentysomething chaos. A sharp wit…often very funny
Packed with lovable characters, mouth-watering food and just the right amount of chaos, Go Lightly has everything I look for in a funny, romantic novel
Chaotic, unabashedly passionate and extremely funny. I inhaled it!
Ada is a unique heroine, and she'll stay with me for a long time. It's vivid, raw and hopeful - a novel that really nails the chaos, panic and joy of being young and trying to find your way in love and in life
'Funny, perceptive and effortlessly engaging … I loved this novel’
With the humour of Really Good, Actually and the painful relatability of Normal People, this is a modern, heartfelt and tender exploration of messy love, family and the community you find when you're far from home
I had high expectations for this book and Lee-Kennedy left them for dust. As funny as it is warm, and with more heart than I’ve found in a novel for some time, I had to stop underlining standout lines after less than a chapter as my pencil was running out. An utter triumph’
Told with humour and tenderness … Go Lightly is a heartfelt book about love, friendship and identity
Brydie Lee-Kennedy’s debut, Go Lightly, is an honest, hilarious and often painful exploration of taking risks in life and love. Full of wry humour, it dives into the complexities of relationships – romantic, family, and friendship – and the different versions of ourselves we present to others… will appeal to fans of Sally Rooney, Dolly Alderton and Naoise Dolan
Blending humour with pathos and critical social observation, Go Lightly is sharp, witty and...astute, establishing its author as a new and assured voice in modern LGBTQ+ literature
This one’s for the bisexual Gen Z girlies with a serious case of main character syndrome. If you’re looking to increase your repertoire of books about LGBTQIA+ characters, add this to your Pride reading list
Brydie Lee-Kennedy proves not all love stories are fairy tales in her whip-smart debut Go Lightly. It’s about Ada, an Aussie in London who falls for two people, Sadie and Stuart, simultaneously
