Stylist has teamed up with Simon & Schuster publishers and Finding Eve’s Roots to offer five readers the chance to win a signed hardback copy of Lives Like Mine by Eva Verde and an A3 print.

Meet Monica, the flawed heroine at the heart of Lives Like Mine. 

With her three children in school, Monica finds herself wondering if this is all there is. Despite all the effort and the smiles, in the mirror she sees a woman hollowed out from putting everyone else first, tolerating her in-laws’ intolerance, and wondering if she has a right to complain when she’s living the life that she has created for herself. 

Then along comes Joe, a catalyst for change in the guise of a flirtatious parent on the school run. Though the sudden spark of their affair is hedonistic and oh so cathartic, Joe soon offers a friendship that shows Monica how to resurrect and honour the parts of her identity that she has long suppressed. He is able to do for Monica what Dan has never managed to, enabling her both to face up to a past of guilty secrets and family estrangements, and to redefine her future.

UK18+ only. Normal exclusions apply. Opens: 10/06/21 Closes: 24/06/21 at 23:59. x5 winners will each receive x1 Signed hardback copy of Lives Like Mine by Eva Verde plus x1 A3 print from Finding Eve’s Roots. One entry per person. Winners randomly selected and notified by email within 14 days of the closing date. Full terms and conditions upon entry. Promoter: The Stylist Group. Supplier: Simon & Schuster publishers.