Twee kinderen. Een eeuw van elkaar verwijderd, met elkaar verbonden door een geheim. 1907: De twaalfjarige Celestine zit vast op de zolder van een statig huis aan zee. Hij werd als jongentje meegenomen vanuit zijn geboorteland en werkt nu als een onbetaalde bediende, terwijl hij droomt over zijn familie in Afrika. Ook al wordt het elk jaar moeilijker om zich zijn moeders gezicht te herinneren, of soms zelfs zijn eigen, echte naam… Tientallen jaren later wordt Lowra, een meisje dat op jonge...

**'I couldn’t put this book down. Simply brilliant' - Alexandra Potter, bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up'A fast-paced tale of courage and resilience is beautifully written and remarkably moving. An absolute masterpiece' - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely PeopleEverything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome o...

A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging.Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret.Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland, twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn’t bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an ...

A poignant and provocative story of adoption, self-discovery, and the meaning of family, Being Lara by author Lola Jaye ( By the Time You Read This) is an unforgettable tale of three women—British mother, Nigerian birth mother, and 30-year-old daughter—the choices they made, and the fragile bond they try to create across time and continents. Intelligent and touching, Being Lara is exquisite contemporary fiction with heart and soul that will resonate with...

Already a national bestseller in the U.K., Lola Jaye's By the Time You Read This is a profoundly beautiful story of a father's abiding love for the daughter he will never see grow up—and his determination to help guide her through the difficult crossroads and crises of her life even after his own passing. Poignant and unforgettable, evoking in part The Pursuit of Happyness and The Last Lecture, By the Time You Read This celebrates a remarkable bond of love that c...

How to make your dreams come true.‘When I was eleven years old I used to shut myself away in my room and write, creating characters and imagining them on childrens telly!’Lola Jaye had always dreamt of being a writer but her journey to getting published wasn’t easy. She would come home from her day job and write every evening and weekend.But it wasn’t until years later, after several rejections, that she finally got her first book deal.Now Lola wants to help others ...

A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging.Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret.Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland, twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn’t bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an ...

Lara feiert ihren dreißigsten Geburtstag, als es an der Tür klingelt und eine bunt gekleidete Frau vor der Tür steht – es ist Yomi, Laras Mutter, die den weiten Weg aus Nigeria nach England auf sich genommen hat, um endlich ihre Tochter kennenzulernen. Als Lara noch sehr klein war, musste sie sie in ein Waisenhaus geben. Von dort hat Patricia sie adoptiert und zu sich nach England geholt. Lara hatte eine glückliche Kindheit, aber sie hat immer gespürt, dass ein Teil von ihr fehlt, sich an ...

Lois war erst sechs, als ihr Vater an Krebs starb. In ihrem Herzen hinterließ sein Tod ein riesiges Loch. Inzwischen ist sie schon dreizehn, und ihre Mutter möchte wieder heiraten – ausgerechnet den Blödmann, den sie beim Bingo kennengelernt hat.Doch dann erfährt Lois auf der Hochzeit von ihrer Tante, dass ihr Dad ihr etwas hinterlassen hat: ein kleines, geheimnisvolles Paket. Gespannt und aufgeregt öffnet sie es und findet ein grünes Notizbuch, ein Handbuch für das Leben, geschrieb...

**'The Manual For Good Wives, a fast-paced tale of courage and resilience is beautifully written and remarkably moving. An absolute masterpiece' - Mike Gayle, author of *All the Lonely People'*Simply brilliant' - Alexandra Potter, bestselling author of *Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up******Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .**To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a we...