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Book Synopsis**Featured on BBC Radio 4 A Good Read**
''Written with such love and heart. Sarah has done an exceptional job of marrying her trademark comedy with deep and raw emotion. I loved it!'' GIOVANNA FLETCHER
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE UNMUMSY MUM
Beth has never stuck at anything.
She''s quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It''s not that she hasn''t tried to grow up, it''s just that so far, the only commitment she''s held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.
Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes.
An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth''s life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents'' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it''s no
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Humour and heart are everywhere in this book, and I went from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. Wise, joyful and very, very funny - this is a book to devour, a book to share and a book to savour. I loved it * Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART *
Stop EVERYTHING and read this! Funny, tender and beautifully observed. Loved, loved, LOVED it! * Cathy Bramley *
Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Full of warmth and Turner's perceptive parenting humour. This is a book that will break your heart and make you fall in love all at once! * Katy Colins, author of THE BEST IS YET TO COME *
What a fantastic read - it had me in tears! This book grabbed me by the heartstrings and didn't let go! It has it all - warmth, humour and brilliant observations on love, life and loss. An emotional rollercoaster of a read and one that is well worth taking! * Sarah Pearse, author of THE SANATORIUM *
Stepping Up is a heart-blasting triumph of a novel - wise, witty and wonderfully human. * Isabelle Broom, author of THE GETAWAY *
