Five Winters: A Novel

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A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds. Ever since Beth Bailey was a girl, she's been in love with her best friend's older brother, Mark. She's continued to hold out hope that maybe, someday, he'll love her back. But now Beth is thirty-five years old, and on the day of Mark's wedding to another woman, she finally accepts the wake-up call she needs to move on. Beth's dream of marrying her first love may be over, but her other biggest desire is still within reach: becoming a mother. Having lost her own parents very young, there's nothing Beth wants more in life, and nothing she'll stop at to make her wish come true. Over the course of five years, and with unexpected twists along the way, Beth will come to startling realisations about family, friendship, the meaning of love, and most importantly, herself on the winding path to happiness and, she hopes, to motherhood.

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Kitty Johnsons Five Winters features such a warm, relatable protagonist in Beth and is a wonderful story about finding yourselfand love, of course! I very much enjoyed this read. Emily Stone, author of Always in December This book is such a tonic. Entertaining characters, a heartwarming story line, and an ending guaranteed to make you smile. Imogen Clark, bestselling author of Impossible to Forget Told in a fresh and original voice, Five Winters is a moving and hopeful study of one womans quest for love and motherhood. Readers will adore Beth and cheer for her all the way. Kitty Johnsons book follows the tradition of all the best Christmas books: it gives you that warm feeling that, if you try hard enough, you can make all your dreams come true. Anita Hughes, author of A Magical New York Christmas

Author Bio

Kitty Johnson lives in Norwich, Norfolk, in the UK, with her partner and teenage son. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia and teaches creative writing part-time. A nature lover, Kitty enjoys walking in the local woods and by the sea in Norfolk with her dog. Also an artist, she paints and makes collages in her studio when she has time. Kitty enjoys a challenge and once performed stand-up comedy as research for a bookan experience she found very scary but hugely empowering.