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Jojo Moyes

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      The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family. 'No one writes women of a certain age better than Jojo Moyes, and her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story' Jodi Picoult

      Welcome to the Kennedy household: There’s Lila who wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive. Now divorced, she watches her ex play happy families with another woman. There’s Bill – her stepdad – who moved in after Lila’s mum died. He’s kind, old-fashioned and loves lentils just a little too much. Celie, Lila’s eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she’s stopped going. Her mother’s fine with that – because she doesn’t know yet. Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she’ll never, ever change. Lastly, there’s Truant the dog. He’s just taken a bite out of the American actor who’s suddenly landed on the Kennedy’s doorstep. This is Gene – Lila’s estranged father, and no one’s idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago – and wherever he goes domestic discord follows. Because Gene’s presence changes things in unexpected ways. Soon the girls discover a kindred spirit in a man always chasing life’s joys. Bill even loosens up. And Lila finds herself, astonishingly, dating. Something is happening to the Kennedy household – but what is it? And will it break, or save, their family?

      Praise for Someone Else's Shoes: 'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' 'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does' JODI PICOULT 'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES 'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOME 'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES 'A warm, witty and uplifting novel… It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters’ SUNDAY EXPRESS' A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

      CONTRIBUTORS: Jojo Moyes EAN: 9780241415528 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 480 WEIGHT: 700 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, FICTION / Family Life / General WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life

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      Amanda Claassens
      The story of a dysfuntional family, but still her family

      From the outset I was lured into expecting a typical broken family drama, but around a quarter into the story, I experienced that something wider was evolving. “This house feels as if it’s filling up with people, with their stuff.” (p.138) After her husband left to start a new family, Lila remained in the family house with her two daughters, nine year old Violet, rather unconventional, and her teenager, Celie, with her own set of challenges.
      Enters her stepfather, intent to stay, with his cooking and tidying which makes her feel inadequate and before long, her own father who walked out on them when she was just a kid. A totally dysfunctional crowd with “mad history and chaos, heartbreaks, stupid jokes, ridiculous triumphs” (p.260), but this is Lila’s family, she realizes.
      We all live here is about relationships, that between spouses, parents and children, sexual, professional. It is also about trust, grief, forgiving and growing older. The plot is character driven, with Lila eventually reaching a point where she “feels something in her soften, some long-held tension start to evaporate, replaced instead by a sense of wonder, of the impermanence of things and how that, too, can be blissful and heartbreaking at the same time.” (p.416)
      The story is narrated primarily by Lila, but also by Celie, broadening the perspective. An unusual touch is a chapter told by Lila’s late mother, shedding new light on the image that the reader has of Francesca.
      Jojo Moyes, being the accomplished writer that she is, once again manages to tuck at the heartstrings, although not entirely as heart wrenching as Me before you. Once I really focused on the story, I was not eager to put it down.
      We all live here is a publication of Penguin fiction, distributed in South Africa by Penguin Random House SA.

      Jojo Moyes is a novelist and screenwriter. Her books include the bestsellers Me Before You, After You and Still Me, The One Plus One, The Giver of Stars, Someone Else's Shoes and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. Jojo's novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over fifty-seven million copies worldwide. Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. In 2023, Jojo joined BBC Maestro’s online platform of world-class experts with her course, Writing Love Stories, which is available now. Jojo lives in the UK.

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      The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family. 'No one writes women of a certain age better than Jojo Moyes, and her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story' Jodi Picoult

      Welcome to the Kennedy household: There’s Lila who wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive. Now divorced, she watches her ex play happy families with another woman. There’s Bill – her stepdad – who moved in after Lila’s mum died. He’s kind, old-fashioned and loves lentils just a little too much. Celie, Lila’s eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she’s stopped going. Her mother’s fine with that – because she doesn’t know yet. Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she’ll never, ever change. Lastly, there’s Truant the dog. He’s just taken a bite out of the American actor who’s suddenly landed on the Kennedy’s doorstep. This is Gene – Lila’s estranged father, and no one’s idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago – and wherever he goes domestic discord follows. Because Gene’s presence changes things in unexpected ways. Soon the girls discover a kindred spirit in a man always chasing life’s joys. Bill even loosens up. And Lila finds herself, astonishingly, dating. Something is happening to the Kennedy household – but what is it? And will it break, or save, their family?

      Praise for Someone Else's Shoes: 'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' 'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does' JODI PICOULT 'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES 'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOME 'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES 'A warm, witty and uplifting novel… It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters’ SUNDAY EXPRESS' A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

      CONTRIBUTORS: Jojo Moyes EAN: 9780241415528 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 480 WEIGHT: 700 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, FICTION / Family Life / General WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life

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      Amanda Claassens
      The story of a dysfuntional family, but still her family

      From the outset I was lured into expecting a typical broken family drama, but around a quarter into the story, I experienced that something wider was evolving. “This house feels as if it’s filling up with people, with their stuff.” (p.138) After her husband left to start a new family, Lila remained in the family house with her two daughters, nine year old Violet, rather unconventional, and her teenager, Celie, with her own set of challenges.
      Enters her stepfather, intent to stay, with his cooking and tidying which makes her feel inadequate and before long, her own father who walked out on them when she was just a kid. A totally dysfunctional crowd with “mad history and chaos, heartbreaks, stupid jokes, ridiculous triumphs” (p.260), but this is Lila’s family, she realizes.
      We all live here is about relationships, that between spouses, parents and children, sexual, professional. It is also about trust, grief, forgiving and growing older. The plot is character driven, with Lila eventually reaching a point where she “feels something in her soften, some long-held tension start to evaporate, replaced instead by a sense of wonder, of the impermanence of things and how that, too, can be blissful and heartbreaking at the same time.” (p.416)
      The story is narrated primarily by Lila, but also by Celie, broadening the perspective. An unusual touch is a chapter told by Lila’s late mother, shedding new light on the image that the reader has of Francesca.
      Jojo Moyes, being the accomplished writer that she is, once again manages to tuck at the heartstrings, although not entirely as heart wrenching as Me before you. Once I really focused on the story, I was not eager to put it down.
      We all live here is a publication of Penguin fiction, distributed in South Africa by Penguin Random House SA.

      Jojo Moyes is a novelist and screenwriter. Her books include the bestsellers Me Before You, After You and Still Me, The One Plus One, The Giver of Stars, Someone Else's Shoes and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. Jojo's novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over fifty-seven million copies worldwide. Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. In 2023, Jojo joined BBC Maestro’s online platform of world-class experts with her course, Writing Love Stories, which is available now. Jojo lives in the UK.

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