{"product_id":"9781399719780-is-that-you-beth-cherry","title":"Is That You, Beth Cherry?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe warm and witty new novel from the author of Irresponsible Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, funny and life-affirming, this uplifting novel is perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Katie Fforde and Jenny Colgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth's life, like the unfinished screenplay on her laptop, is stuck between chapters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince her breakup with Fraser - which was not part of the script - she's retreated into a lonely WFH world of sweatpants, disordered hours and comfort eating. The one luminous constant in her life is her love for her rescue dog, Tomsk, and his for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Beth's house share falls apart, she is thrown a lifeline by the least likely person: Fraser's mother Martine, who offers Beth and Tomsk a temporary space above her garage in which to start over. Returning to Longhampton, scene of her happiest memories with Fraser and his family, feels like a second chance: might this be a sign that she and Fraser are meant to be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Beth is recruited as a writer for a project called The Story of Your Life, she starts to gain more perspective on her own life. Run by the local retirement community, some of the stories she hears are heartwarming, some are heartbreaking. All of them, Beth notes, reveal a little more than the teller realises. And when she is sent an anonymous story of first love that threatens to destroy more than one family's identity, Beth has to decide: is it sometimes better to keep a secret than reveal the truth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour favourite authors love Lucy Dillon:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' \u003cb\u003eJOJO MOYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life' \u003cb\u003eKATIE FFORDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I always find Lucy Dillon's books so overflowing with wit and wisdom' \u003cb\u003eJENNY COLGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585137193334,"sku":"9781399719780","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399719780-is-that-you-beth-cherry","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}