The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family Welcome to the Kennedy household:
There's Lila who wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive. Now divorced, she watches her ex play happy families with another woman.
There's Bill - her stepdad - who moved in after Lila's mum died. He's kind, old-fashioned and loves lentils just a little too much.
Celie, Lila's eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she's stopped going. Her mother's fine with that - because she doesn't know yet.
Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she'll never, ever change.
Lastly, there's Truant the dog. He's just taken a bite out of the American actor who's suddenly landed on the Kennedy's doorstep.
This is Gene - Lila's estranged father, and no one's idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago - and wherever he goes domestic discord follows.
Because Gene's presence changes things in unexpected ways. Soon the girls discover a kindred spirit in a man always chasing life's joys. Bill even loosens up. And Lila finds herself, astonishingly, dating.
Something is happening to the Kennedy household - but what is it? And will it break, or save, their family?
'Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does' Jodi Picoult
Praise for Someone Else's Shoes: 'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour'THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' 'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does' JODI PICOULT 'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES 'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOME 'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES 'A warm, witty and uplifting novel… It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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About Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes was our Guest Editor in March 2014 - click here - to see the books that inspired her writing.
Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include Me Before You, The Girl You Left Behind, The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, and The Last Letter from Your Lover. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.
Me Before You was 2012’s greatest love story – it was Spring 2012’s most popular Richard & Judy pick that went on to be nominated for book of the year at the Galaxy Book Awards. Excitingly, it has since been optioned by MGM and Jojo has been writing the script this summer.
Jojo has spent much of 2013 touring the US and this summer Me Before You went straight in on The New York Times bestseller Top Ten chart. In the UK, appearances this year so far include World Book Night, Hay Literary Festival, The Bookseller Industry Awards and the Orange Women’s Prize.
Her latest novel The One Plus One is in the same vein of Me Before You – an unconventional love story with a dilemma at its heart. It has a cast of wonderful characters and show that family comes in all forms and that through hard work and optimism, your happy ending might come true after all.
