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***Penny Parkes' brilliant new novel MAYBE TOMORROW is out now!***

'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

A gripping and heartfelt story about overcoming the past and finding where you belong.

 
Anna Wilson travels the world as a professional housesitter – stepping into other people’s lives - caring for their homes, pets and sometimes even neighbours. Living vicariously.
 
But all Anna has ever really wanted is a home of her own – a proper one, filled with family and love and happy memories. If only she knew where to start.
 
Growing up in foster care, she always envied her friends their secure and carefree lives, their certainty and confidence. And, while those same friends may have become her family of choice, Anna is still stuck in that nomadic cycle, looking for answers, trying to find the courage to p

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'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' -- AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
'A gorgeous, thoughtful read' -- Catherine Isaac, author of The World at My Feet
'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting, this book wouldn’t leave me. I loved it’ -- Katie Fforde, author of A Wedding in the Country
'Clever, warm and funny, Penny writes with a big heart, a light touch and supreme confidence. Home will be on all the best bookshelves! The ultimate comfort read' -- Veronica Henry, author of A Wedding at the Beach Hut
‘I loved this warm and touching story about home, belonging, and finding your way in the world. Vivid, evocative and beautifully written, with a message of hope at its heart’ -- Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You
'Friends are where the heart is… I very much enjoyed this thoughtful and absorbing novel' -- Kate Eberlen, author of Only You

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: 20/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9781471180187, 978-1471180187
      ISBN10: 1471180182

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ***Penny Parkes' brilliant new novel MAYBE TOMORROW is out now!***

      'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

      A gripping and heartfelt story about overcoming the past and finding where you belong.

       
      Anna Wilson travels the world as a professional housesitter – stepping into other people’s lives - caring for their homes, pets and sometimes even neighbours. Living vicariously.
       
      But all Anna has ever really wanted is a home of her own – a proper one, filled with family and love and happy memories. If only she knew where to start.
       
      Growing up in foster care, she always envied her friends their secure and carefree lives, their certainty and confidence. And, while those same friends may have become her family of choice, Anna is still stuck in that nomadic cycle, looking for answers, trying to find the courage to p

      Trade Review
      'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' -- AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
      'A gorgeous, thoughtful read' -- Catherine Isaac, author of The World at My Feet
      'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting, this book wouldn’t leave me. I loved it’ -- Katie Fforde, author of A Wedding in the Country
      'Clever, warm and funny, Penny writes with a big heart, a light touch and supreme confidence. Home will be on all the best bookshelves! The ultimate comfort read' -- Veronica Henry, author of A Wedding at the Beach Hut
      ‘I loved this warm and touching story about home, belonging, and finding your way in the world. Vivid, evocative and beautifully written, with a message of hope at its heart’ -- Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You
      'Friends are where the heart is… I very much enjoyed this thoughtful and absorbing novel' -- Kate Eberlen, author of Only You

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