The Empty Bed

Set in York, The Empty Bed is a poignant literary novel that explores a family’s grief following the death of sixteen-year-old Callum Vale. Over the course of a year, the story focuses on the family’s journey through mourning, examining themes of bereavement, autism, and institutional failure, all maintained with restraint and compassion. The novel centers on what remains—an empty bed, memories, and the search for truth—without depicting the death itself.