Description
Smart and emotional 'uplit'/women's fiction from the author of Patience and Grace.
About the Author
Victoria Scott has been a journalist for almost two decades, working for a wide variety of outlets including the BBC, Al Jazeera, Time Out, Doha News and the Telegraph, and she is also a Faber Academy graduate. She lives near London with her husband and two children, and works as a freelance journalist, media trainer and journalism tutor. Her first novel, Patience, was the Booksellers Association Book of the Month and LoveReading Debut of the Month.
Reviews
This novel is a love letter to community and friendship but have a box of tissues to hand because it will move you to tears -- The Sunday Post
Praise for Victoria Scott: 'Inspired by truth, Patience and her family come alive on the pages. I felt every single emotion with them' Alice Peterson, author of Monday to Friday Man. 'An extraordinary novel about love and hope and family and what happens in the space between the words. I adored it' Kirsten Hesketh, author of Another Us. 'An eye-opening, sincere and beautiful debut. A really special novel that I suspect will have a tangible effect on readers' NB Magazine. 'Absorbing, poignant story of a family's emotional rollercoaster in the aftermath of participating in a risky medical trial' LoveReading 'Beautiful... Heart-wrenching. A wonderful gem of a book.' Eve Ainsworth, author of Duckling 'Warm and real and heart-breaking all at the same time. I loved it.' Clare Swatman Praise for The Women Who Wouldn't Leave: 'A lovely book about two feisty and at times funny women, who stole my heart and had me rooting for them from the very beginning. A heartwarming, uplifting read that would be perfect for book clubs or just curling up with in the garden on a sunny afternoon. Utterly, utterly fabulous!!!' Faith Hogan 'An uplifting novel about the power of community and the human spirit, filled with warm, believable characters' Clare Swatman
Book Information
ISBN 9781804544754
Author Victoria Scott
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Aria
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC