Way Back

A warm and moving dive into childhood secrets, shot through with the wonder of female friendships. Imbued with laughs and constant surprises – Jo Brand
A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship… and going wild in the country – Lucy Diamond
Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart – Graham Norton
Full of Sara Cox’s natural warmth and wit * Prima *
Relatable, observant and funny … Great music references too! * Woman & Home *
A thoughtful, witty family drama * Yorkshire Post *

Sara Cox is a beloved broadcaster, known to millions of BBC Radio 2 listeners. She presented the station’s teatime show for seven years before moving to host the iconic Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Her broadcasting career began at BBC Radio 1, where she hosted the Breakfast Show for four years, reaching eight million listeners. She recently won The Best Audio Presenter at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

On television, Sara hosted the popular weekly book programme Between The Covers on BBC Two and regularly co-hosted BBC Two’s Morning Live. Her other television credits include The Great Pottery Throwdown, Back In Time for Tea, and Love In The Countryside. She is currently filming the second series of The Marvellous Miniature Workshop for BBC One.

Sara has written columns for The Mirror and The Guardian. Her memoir, Till The Cows Come Home, was a Sunday Times bestseller, as were her previous novels, Thrown and Way Back.

In 2025, Sara raised £11.7 million for Children In Need by completing five ultra-marathons in five days as part of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge.

Sara lives with her family in North London. She maintains a connection to her farming roots with a large number of pets and by riding her horse, Nelly.

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