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- ISBN 9781471173868
- Publication Date: 27 May 2021
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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*** The wonderful new novel from the acclaimed author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton ***
‘Incredibly moving and atmospheric’ Beth O'Leary
'Absorbing and original' Katie Fforde
'Simply stunning’ Fionnuala Kearney
'Utterly enchanting' Heidi Swain
One summer.
One house.
One family learning to love again.
Cate Morris and her son, Leo, are homeless, adrift. They’ve packed up the boxes from their London home, said goodbye to friends and colleagues, and now they are on their way to ‘Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World – to stay just for the summer. Cate doesn’t want to be there, in Richard’s family home without Richard to guide her any more. And she knows for sure that Araminta, the retainer of the collection of dusty objects and stuffed animals, has taken against them. But they have nowhere else to go. They have to make the best of it.
But Richard hasn’t told Cate the truth about his family’s history. And something about the house starts to work its way under her skin.
Can she really walk away, once she knows the truth?
Praise for Anstey Harris
'Glorious on so many levels' A J Pearce
'Full of hope and charm' Libby Page
'Brilliantly and movingly written' Dorothy Koomson
'Elegant and uplifting . . . I was both engrossed in and moved by this fabulous debut' Catherine Isaac
'A moving, beautifully written, uplifting debut about mending broken hearts through friendship. The twists and turns make it impossible to put down' Sarah J. Harris
'What a total joy!' Fanny Blake
‘Incredibly moving and atmospheric’ Beth O'Leary
'Absorbing and original' Katie Fforde
'Simply stunning’ Fionnuala Kearney
'Utterly enchanting' Heidi Swain
One summer.
One house.
One family learning to love again.
Cate Morris and her son, Leo, are homeless, adrift. They’ve packed up the boxes from their London home, said goodbye to friends and colleagues, and now they are on their way to ‘Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World – to stay just for the summer. Cate doesn’t want to be there, in Richard’s family home without Richard to guide her any more. And she knows for sure that Araminta, the retainer of the collection of dusty objects and stuffed animals, has taken against them. But they have nowhere else to go. They have to make the best of it.
But Richard hasn’t told Cate the truth about his family’s history. And something about the house starts to work its way under her skin.
Can she really walk away, once she knows the truth?
Praise for Anstey Harris
'Glorious on so many levels' A J Pearce
'Full of hope and charm' Libby Page
'Brilliantly and movingly written' Dorothy Koomson
'Elegant and uplifting . . . I was both engrossed in and moved by this fabulous debut' Catherine Isaac
'A moving, beautifully written, uplifting debut about mending broken hearts through friendship. The twists and turns make it impossible to put down' Sarah J. Harris
'What a total joy!' Fanny Blake
Anstey Harris teaches creative writing for Canterbury Christ Church University and in the community with her own company, Writing Matters. She has been featured in various literary magazines and anthologies, been shortlisted for many prizes, and won the H G Wells Short Story Award. Anstey lives in Kent, UK and is the mother of the singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan.
