Lisa Wolstenholme

The Wash Lisa Wolstenholme

A collision of loss and love.






Clara wants to be a writer, a passion she shares with her beloved older brother, Jake. But when Jake is found dead in the wash on Scarborough beach, it shakes Clara to the core and she's desperate to understand why he took his life.




While studying Psychology at uni, she finds herself assisting with a rehab program in a low security prison. There she meets Michael, an alcoholic and petty criminal with an irresistible pull. He reminds her so much of Jake and constantly challenges her, testing her resolve to stay true to her partner, Dan.




As time moves on, Clara sets up her own practice, but cracks are forming in her work and relationship with Dan, not helped by Michael weaving his way in and out of her life. She's treading water and still plagued by Jake's death.


Can she overcome her loss and save Michael before it's too late?