{"product_id":"9781804154267-the-memory-of-you","title":"The Memory of You","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn uplifting novel from Samantha Tonge\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the emotional, uplifting book club pick from the top 50 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Single Act of Kindness\u003c\/em\u003e, Samantha Tonge.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Faith Hogan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex\u003c\/strong\u003e would like to believe she’s a woman who has it all. Or that’s what she tells everyone, including herself. But this is far from true. Actually she’s on the cusp of losing her home, her dream career as a writer is in tatters, her ex won’t speak to her, and her mother’s gone forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut then a chance meeting with a stranger named \u003cstrong\u003eHope\u003c\/strong\u003e gives her the opportunity of a lifetime, when Hope jokes that perhaps Alex should take over her job in a café while she goes travelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust at that moment, it sounds like the answer to all her problems. So Alex persuades Hope to let her step into her shoes for a month. She brushes away Hope’s attempts to explain about the café, instead demanding to know more about the owner \u003cstrong\u003eTom\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut she should have asked for more details. Because the ‘Wrong Order Café’ isn’t like anywhere she’s ever been before. And Alex’s life is about to change forever…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeously uplifting story about memories, storytelling, love and friendship, about the journeys we take and the people we meet, what we remember and how there are some things we can never forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Samantha Tonge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003ePerfection – heart-breaking, heart-warming, witty and comforting\u003c\/strong\u003e… A glorious recipe that makes the reader want to move into this cafe and never leave. \u003cstrong\u003eI absolutely adored it\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eCelia Anderson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Samantha Tonge has done it again! An \u003cstrong\u003eemotional and enlightening story packed with empathy and heart\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eZoe Folbigg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eOh, this book! A beautiful and truly unforgettable read\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eHazel Prior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I loved this \u003cstrong\u003eheartwarming\u003c\/strong\u003e book… Great characters… \u003cstrong\u003eMoments to make you smile, raise a lump in your throat and touches of humour\u003c\/strong\u003e… Wonderful.’ \u003cem\u003eCaroline Roberts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eWonderful\u003c\/strong\u003e… the author’s emotional touch is quite perfect… A book entirely \u003cstrong\u003efilled with kindness and love that can’t fail to touch the heart\u003c\/strong\u003e… I adored every moment. One of my books of the year.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I’m not sure any words I choose will be eloquent enough to sum up this very special book…. It’s \u003cstrong\u003ehonest, raw, poignant and heart-breaking\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is also warm-hearted, positive, uplifting, funny and \u003cstrong\u003efull of love and hope\u003c\/strong\u003e… Clearly written straight from the heart.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eA hug in a book\u003c\/strong\u003e… \u003cstrong\u003eA truly stunning read and deserved every one of the 5 stars in spades\u003c\/strong\u003e. Loved it doesn’t cover it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This story is \u003cstrong\u003ebeautiful, uplifting, emotional, thought-provokin\u003c\/strong\u003eg and thoroughly disarming… \u003cstrong\u003ebrave, funny, beautiful… life affirming\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eHad me in tears of laughter and tears of heartbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e… Beautiful.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55729138106742,"sku":"9781804154267","price":17.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29772564.jpg?v=1749015193","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804154267-the-memory-of-you","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}