By Your Side by Ruth Jones - ISBN: 9781804994405
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Unlikely connections change lives in this heartwarming story of love and community.
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By Your Side

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    18 August 2026

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Summary

The warm and life-affirming novel from the author of the instant Sunday Times bestsellers, Never Greener, Us Three and Love Untold.

‘Ruth Jones writes with such warmth you can’t help but fall in love with the characters she creates.’ JAMES CORDEN

The joyful and life-affirming new novel from the co-creator of Gavin and Stacey and the Richard and Judy Book Club author of Love Untold.

Linda and Levi will never meet. But they’re going to change each other’s lives.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804994405
ISBN-10:1804994405
Author:Ruth Jones
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:18 August 2026
Weight:352g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 34mm
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Critics Review

‘Ruth’s books are always a joy and full of gorgeous characters’ * Prima *
‘A heartwarming and funny read from the brilliant Ruth Jones’ * Heat (Book of the Week) *

About The Author

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones MBE is well known for her television work, most notably BBC One’s multi-award-winning Gavin and Stacey, co-written with James Corden, in which she played Nessa Jenkins. The 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials of this well-loved show garnered viewing figures of 18 million and 21 million respectively.

Ruth also created and co-wrote several series of Stella for Sky TV, for which she was BAFTA nominated. Other TV work includes Hattie, Nighty Night, and Saxondale. In 2024 Ruth played Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical at London’s Dominion Theatre. Her latest acting roles are Elena Ravenscroft in the Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben’s Run Away and Mrs Bennet in the BBC adaptation of Janice Hadlow’s The Other Bennet Sister.

Ruth’s novels have sold over a million copies. Never Greener was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one, as well as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, a nominated Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and a Zoe Ball Book Club pick. Her second novel, Us Three, and her third novel, Love Untold, were also instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Love Untold was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year, as well as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Ruth’s latest novel is By Your Side.

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