'I finished it in a breathless emotional gulp. Truly wonderful, incredibly moving...funny, witty, wise and superbly written...The age beautifully evoked' STEPHEN FRYFrom the author of modern classic The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a feel-good novel about hope, love and the powerful bond between sisters.It’s 1990. The Happy Mondays are in the charts, a 15-year-old called Kate Moss is on the co...

'Beautifully written, intelligent and gripping' Daily Mail. From the Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets.Every ending is a new beginning . . .No one expected Marnie Fitzpatrick to be expelled from school . . . but the aftermath will haunt her forever.No one imagined she'd fall for the boy from the wrong side of town . . . until the day she saw him dancing alone.No one could k...

The classic bestseller adored by thousands of readers from the author of THIS COULD BE EVERYTHING. Hailed as a 'modern vintage classic', The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets was a Richard and Judy Book Club Choice and is in development as a major new TV series.Set in the 1950s, in an England still recovering from the Second World War, this is the enchanting story of Penelope Wallace and her eccentric family at the start of the rock'n'roll era.Penelope l...

'This book is a must-read' Heat1962, Cornwall. Tara Jupp - vicar's daughter, occasional thief, expert horse-rider and second fiddle to her sister 'the beauty' Lucy - sings at a wedding and is spotted by a record producer.With the spotlight suddenly, thrillingly shining on her alone, the roots of Tara's country existence are shaken free and she is propelled to Swinging Sixties London.Plunged into a dazzling new world of fashion, m...

"Rice’s remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction."—Publishers WeeklySet in 1950s London, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets centers around Penelope, the wide-eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home—while postwar London spins ...

The perfect, feel-good, comforting read to cosy up with as the nights draw in. Escape to 1990, Notting Hill, first love, and hope. ‘Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You’ VERONICA HENRY**'Every time I have read one of Eva Rice’s books it has felt like a modern classic. Tender, and acutely observed, the characters of This Could Be Everything have stayed with me. Reading it every night felt like wrapping myself a comfor...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS'.Country girl Tara is whisked off to '60s London to become a star; there she is dressed, she is shown off at Chelsea parties, photographed by the best. She meets songwriters, singers, designers, and records her song. And she falls in love - with two men. Behind the buzz and excitement of her success, the bitterness between her elder sister Lucy and her friend Matilda haunts Tara. Their past friendship is broken and among the secre...

Marnie FitzPatrick is a reclusive sixth-former from Hertfordshire with a dysfunctional family, a penchant for Pythagoras' Theorem and an addiction to doughnuts and gin. Julie Crewe is a disillusioned maths teacher who lives vicariously through the girls she teaches, yet who once danced barefoot through Central Park with a man called Jo she has never been able to forget.This is the story of what happened in the summer of 1967, when the sun burned down on the roof of the Shredded...

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'Dark, chilling, atmospheric . . . The Escape is this winter’s***The Hunting Party*' – Veronica HenryFrom bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Escape is an electrifying thriller of influencers, secrets and lies set in a grand mansion in rural France. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse.The Perfect Offer**When struggling influencer couple Adele and Jack post a crowdfunding video online, they’re amazed when a mysterious be...

‘Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers’ Dolly AldertonGwen is coasting through life. She’s in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council’s wheelie-bin timetable.And she’s lonely. But then, isn’t everyone?When she’s made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy ...