Outside by Charlotte Levin

My huge thanks to Jo Bennet at Oneworld for sending me a copy of Charlotte Levin’s latest book, Outside, in return for an honest review. It’s my pleasure to share my review of Outside today. Outside was published by Oneworld imprint Magpie on 6th August 2026 and is available for purchase through the publisher links here. Outside Following a tragic incident, rising-star Beatrice is struggling. Having retreated from life entirely, she finds herself unable to leave the house. With her acting career now over, (Though don’t tell her agent), and discovering who her real friends aren’t, her world has shrunk—its only inhabitants, an elderly Polish neighbour, the world’s most boring postman, her therapist with issues of her own, and Piano Bitch from across the road. Thank God for Matisse, her beloved, foul-mouthed parakeet. When she hires Irish gardener, Finn, to tame the overgrown garden that she cannot even enter, things take an unexpected turn. Their connection blossoms, and she’s no longer isolated and alone. But can a relationship survive the restrictions that control her, or will love enable Beatrice to confront her fears and step outside again? My Review of Outside Beatrice cannot le...