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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else''s Shoes.

When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Quickly wedded, she leaves to travel the world with her new husband. But she soon discovers that married life isn''t all that it seems . . .

In 1980, Joy''s young daughter Kate mysteriously flees the family home. Fifteen years later, Kate''s own daughter Sabine leaves London in search of grandparents she has never known. When the family is finally reunited, hidden tensions come to the surface, uncovering a dark secret which has been deeply buried for years . . .



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An enjoyable read and a promising debut novel. * Sunday Express *
A thoughtful first novel about mothers, daughters and lovers. * Daily Mail *
An emotional roller-coaster of a read. * Company *

Sheltering Rain

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 3 February 2003
      ISBN-13 9780340960356
      978-0340960356
      ISBN-10 0340960353
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      Contemporary Fiction Romance Books by Jojo Moyes

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else''s Shoes.

      When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Quickly wedded, she leaves to travel the world with her new husband. But she soon discovers that married life isn''t all that it seems . . .

      In 1980, Joy''s young daughter Kate mysteriously flees the family home. Fifteen years later, Kate''s own daughter Sabine leaves London in search of grandparents she has never known. When the family is finally reunited, hidden tensions come to the surface, uncovering a dark secret which has been deeply buried for years . . .



      Trade Review
      An enjoyable read and a promising debut novel. * Sunday Express *
      A thoughtful first novel about mothers, daughters and lovers. * Daily Mail *
      An emotional roller-coaster of a read. * Company *

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