Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love

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From the Goodreads Best Fiction Choice shortlisted author, a soul-stirring new novel of inter-generational friendship, helping others and finding yourself. Those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again FUNNY, UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND FINDING LOVE IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT 'Heart-tuggingly lovely'***** 'Can't wait to recommend' ***** 'Poignant, funny, emotional' ***** 'Read it. You'll be glad you did' ***** 'This book is pure joy' Prima ______________ Eddie Winston is ninety years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. It is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, aged twenty-four, has just lost the love of her life. When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help him finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie to the moment he has waited for all his life. As Bella helps Eddie and Eddie helps, well, everyone, a soul-stirring story of friendship and kindness unfolds as we see how those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again. ________ 'Brimming over with kindness and hope' Hazel Prior, author of Away with the Penguins 'Lives up to the brilliance of The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot and, dare I say it... surpasses it' Julietta Henderson Readers adore EDDIE WINSTON- 'Overflows with joy. You will laugh and cry, mostly happy tears, but not all. Read it - you'll be glad you did' ***** 'Absolutely heart-tuggingly lovely' ***** '4.24 am, and I've just finished this. Beautifully written poignant, funny, emotional and lovely. A huge 5 stars' ***** 'I couldn't wait to finish it fast enough to recommend to my book-reading bestie' *****

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An incredibly gorgeous story about an unconventional friendship and a late-life but enduring love. Marianne Cronin creates such complete and lovable characters, and these pages are brimming over with kindness and hope. We all need Eddie Winston in our lives! Sublimely enjoyable. * HAZEL PRIOR, author of AWAY WITH THE PENGUINS *
Marianne Cronin has lived up to the brilliance of The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot and, dare I say it surpassed even that. The characters (including the supporting cast) are real and vulnerable, the story is funny and captivating and the writing is faultless * JULIETTA HENDERSON, author of The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman *
This book was pure joy . . . A story of friendship, love and discovering happiness * PRIMA *
A book that left us with a smile on our face! * BELLA *
[A] wonderfully joyful read. * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
Uplifting * SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE *
In Eddie Winston is Looking For Love, Marianne Cronin does a terrific job of balancing the divergent tones the romance and tragedy of Bridie and Eddies near-miss love story, and the comedy of Eddie and Bellas hijinks to create a novel that feels abundant and intimate, messy and tragic, frustrating and joyful. Just like life. * CULTUREFLY *
A winning tale of second chances * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
Cronin blends real-feeling characters and several emotionally rich plot lines in this British charmer that is a powerfully sweet ode to human connection in all forms * Booklist starred review *
One of those books that can make you feel a little better about humanity * AAARP Magazine *

Author Bio

Marianne Cronin was born in 1990 and grew up in Warwickshire. After gaining her PhD in applied linguistics, she worked in academia until becoming a writer. Her first novel, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, published by Doubleday in 2021, was voted 'most uplifting book of 2021' by The Independent and shortlisted for a Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. She lives in the Midlands with her family and her cat.