Saving Missy

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A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates
community and kindness Sunday Times
Seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isnt it

Missy Carmichael is prickly, stubborn and terribly lonely. Until a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new. Something wonderful.

Missy was used to her small, solitary existence, listening to her footsteps echoing around the empty house, the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. After all, she had made her life her way.

Now another life is beckoning to Missy if shes brave enough

Atouching, deftly written debutthat celebrates community and kindnessSunday Times

Moving and optimisticwill delight readers right up to the very last pageStylist

Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting . . . I loved it Nina Stibbe

A Sunday Times #6 hardback bestseller w/e 15th Feb

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Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting. Reminds you that everyone deserves a second chance. I loved it Nina Stibbe, Reasons to be Cheerful

A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates community and kindness Sunday Times

A thought-provoking, uplifting read that is far from predictable The Independent

Tender, funny and thoughtful wholeheartedly celebrates second chances and the power of friendship Daily Express

Moving and optimistic will delight readers right up to the very last page Stylist

A beautiful story about love, loss, guilt and the power of friendship Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

The most beautiful and moving book Ive read in a long time Emma Flint, Little Deaths

A story of friendship and having a second chance at life one to savour Woman & Home

[A] glorious debut simply stunning Womans Weekly

A generous-hearted story showing the transformative power of friendship and community fabulously enjoyable Sarah Haywood, The Cactus

A heartwarming tale of sacrifice, courage and reward a hymn to the power of basic human kindness Rosie Walsh, The Man Who Didnt Call

A soulful, refreshing and tender book, written with grace, humour and empathy Stephanie Butland, Lost for Words

Moving but not sentimental [a character] as complex, frustrating, vulnerable and surprising as any Ive met in print Eleanor Wasserberg, Foxlowe

A truly uplifting coming-of-old novel with a subtle twist Saga

A heartfelt reminder of the affirmative joy of being kind to others, and to yourself Piers Torday, The Lost Magician

Exquisitely written and uplifting A book to hold close when youve finished Katy Regan, Little Big Love

Author Bio

Beth Morrey was inspired to write her debut novel, Saving Missy, while pushing a pram around her local park during maternity leave. Getting to know the community of dog owners, joggers, neighbours and families, she began to sow the seeds of a novel about a woman saved by the people around her, strangers who became friends. Previously Creative Director at RDF Television, Beth now writes full time. She was previously shortlisted for the Grazia-Orange First Chapter award, and had her work published in the Cambridge and Oxford May Anthologies while at university. Beth lives in London with her husband, two sons and a dog named Polly.