If You Were Here by Alice Peterson - ISBN: 9781471153525
Paperback
Secrets, dilemmas, and courage: would you risk everything for the truth?

If You Were Here

An uplifting, feel-good story – full of life, love and hope!

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2019

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Summary

If You Were Here is a moving and emotional story about facing a life-altering dilemma head-on and summoning the courage to cope with it’ JILL MANSELL

‘A beautiful story about living life to the fullest and having the courage to overcome adversity’ PAIGE TOON

When her daughter Beth dies suddenly, Peggy Andrews is left to pick up the pieces and take care of her granddaughter Flo. But sorting through Beth’s things reveals a secret never told: Beth was sick, with the sam…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781471153525
ISBN-10:1471153525
Author:Alice Peterson
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:1 September 2019
Weight:324g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

EVERYONE is talking about If You Were Here: ‘A moving, beautifully written emotional roller coaster of a book that is utterly absorbing’ Heat ‘If You Were Here is a powerful, moving and well researched multi-generational tale filled with characters you really care about and who will stay with you long after you read the final page. A must read!’ MIKE GAYLE, bestselling author of The Man I Think I Know ‘The decision to live in blissful ignorance or face reality head-on is at the emotional core of this beautifully written tale’ WOMAN ‘A compelling story about family love at its most complicated. Alice has created characters with real warmth and heart, who take on a life of their own and will go on existing in readers’ heads long after the last page has been turned’ DAISY BUCHANAN ‘A courageous story, beautifully told, full of hope and heart. I was invested from the very first page’ HEIDI SWAIN ‘An emotional, thought-provoking romance told with compassion and hope’ My Weekly ‘A gorgeous book. Life-affirming, clever and packed full of emotion’ ANSTEY HARRIS, bestselling author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton ‘A thought-provoking, beautiful book’ Fabulous ‘Alice demonstrates yet again a remarkable ability to open up her readers’ hearts and draw us into her story as if it were our own. I loved it’ KATE FURNIVALL ‘Full of heart-warming characters, it’ll make you think about how much you want to know about your future’ Prima ‘A beautiful story about making difficult choices, but ultimately - about choosing to live’ RACHEL CULLEN, author of Running for my Life ‘An unforgettable rollercoaster of a book’ AMANDA BROOKE ’Stunning and captivating’ KATIE MARSH, bestselling author of This Beautiful Life ‘A beautifully structured, big-hearted novel which ultimately explores how true love - be that romantic, familial and everything in between - conquers all. I looked forward to going to bed every night to read it. Utterly life-affirming and just gorgeous’ KATY REGAN

About The Author

Alice Peterson

Alice Peterson writes contemporary fiction with humour and compassion. Her novels always have the feel good factor, but she also aims to take the reader to a darker place where characters have to overcome adversity. This is partly due to Alice’s own life experience of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, which she wrote about in her memoir Another Alice. She has written four novels: Monday to Friday Man, which has sold over 500,000 copies across all editions, Ten Years On, By My Side and One Step Closer to You, which won the Festival of Romance’s Best Romantic Read 2014.

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