Falling
By (Author) Julie Cohen
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Black Swan
18th August 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Short-listed for Romantic Novelists' Association Awards: Contemporary Romantic Novel 2017
Paperback
400
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
279g
When secrets tear you apart, can your family still save you A moving and surprising story about love, family and friendship. Can you imagine keeping a secret so devastating, you couldn't even tell the people you love Honor's secret threatens to rob her of the independence she's guarded ferociously for eighty years. Jo's secret could smash apart the 'normal' family life she's fought so hard to build. Lydia's could bring her love - or the loss of everything that matters to her. Grandmother, mother and daughter - three women whose lives are falling apart. But one summer's day, a single dramatic moment will force their secrets into the open. Can they save each other from falling Readers of Jojo Moyes, Liane Moriarty and Lisa Jewell will love this surprising, moving story.
A beautifully poignant and uplifting novel, exquisitely written and wonderfully wise. * Rowan Coleman *
Tears you apart and puts you together again * Katie Fforde *
Gripping, intriguing, unique and gut-wrenchingly poignant . . . brilliantly original * Heat *
Beautifully crafted and utterly compelling . . . reflects perfectly the ecstatic highs and thundering lows of love, friendship and family. * Lucy Robinson *
This moving novel will make you laugh and cry in equal measures and you won't be able to put it down * Sunday Express *
Julie Cohen grew up in Maine and studied English at Brown University and Cambridge University. She moved to the UK to research fairies in Victorian children's literature at the University of Reading and this was followed by a career teaching English at secondary level. She now writes full time and is a popular speaker and teacher of creative writing. She lives with her husband and their son in Berkshire. Talk with Julie on Twitter- @julie_cohen or visit her website- www.julie-cohen.com.