The Hope Family Calendar
$32.96
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
21 December 2016
Summary
Tom Hope is broken. Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn’t been the same man, and definitely not the same father. Luckily for Tom his mother-in-law Linda is around to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters, Evie and Lola.
But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife’s death is the last straw for Linda.
In a last bid attempt to make Tom reconnect with his daughters she takes drastic action and leaves for Australia. With two fast-maturi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473608955 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473608953 |
| Author: | Mike Gayle |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Wise, witty and wonderful … a triumph!– Jenny Colgan on TURNING FORTY
The Hope Family Calendar is the most heart-wrenching novel I’ve read this year…With a style similar to David Nicholls, Gayle’s writing is incisive, lyrical and very beautiful…It’s impossible not to fall in love with the Hope family. - Irish Independent
Wise, witty and wonderful … a triumph! - Jenny ColganI didn’t move a muscle for a whole afternoon in my eagerness to finish this book. Gayle writes with such warmth and wisdom about the human condition, at the same time creating a page-turner in this charming family tale which centres so movingly around unbearable loss. His easy, confident writing style draws you in to become another member of the Hope family and share with them the - often humorous - ups and downs of learning to live again after bereavement. Neither Tom nor Linda - the main characters - are perfect, but both are endearingly real. I highly recommend this novel - I know it will stay with me for a long time. - Hilary BoydNot just readable, fresh and witty, but sophisticated in execution … funny but also poignant. - Independent on Sunday on TURNING THIRTYA funny and frank account of a hopeless romantic. - The Times on MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIENDMike Gayle has carved a whole new niche out of the male confessional novel. - Evening Standard on WISH YOU WERE HEREAbout The Author
Mike Gayle
MIKE GAYLE
Born and raised in Birmingham, Mike Gayle graduated with a degree in Sociology before moving to London to pursue a career in journalism. He worked as a features editor and agony uncle, contributing to publications such as The Sunday Times, the Guardian, and Cosmopolitan.
In 1997, Mike became a full-time novelist. His Sunday Times top ten bestseller, My Legendary Girlfriend, was released to critical acclaim, with the Independent describing it as ‘full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations’ and The Times calling it ‘a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic’. Since then, he has authored eighteen novels, including The Man I Think I Know, selected as a World Book Night title, and Half A World Away, chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club. His books have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2021, Mike received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
He currently lives in Birmingham with his wife, children, and greyhound.
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