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Beth Morrey's brand new, joyful and uplifting novel, LUCKY DAY, is available to pre-order now
*The Sunday Times bestseller*Sometimes it takes a lifetime to find where you truly belong…
Seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isn’t it?
Missy Carmichael is prickly, stubborn – and terribly lonely. Until a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new. Something wonderful.
Missy was used to her small, solitary existence, listening to her footsteps echoing around the empty house, the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. After all, she had made her life her way.
Now another life is beckoning to Missy ��� if she’s brave enough…
‘A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates community and kindness’ Sunday Times
‘Moving and optimistic… will delight readers right up to the very last page’ Stylist
‘Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting … I loved it’ Nina Stibbe
A Sunday Times #6 hardback bestseller w/e 15th Feb
Genre: General Fiction
Praise for this book
"Here is a love story of the most important kind: that of coming to love oneself through accepting and returning the love of others--be it people or dogs." - Elizabeth Berg
"A soulful, refreshing and tender book." - Stephanie Butland
"The most beautiful and the most moving book I’ve read in a long time. It will comfort you and it will break your heart." - Emma Flint
"Masterful and a real page-turner. Missy is a joy . . . the humor and courage with which she faces loss and ageing are handled with such wit and empathy. The world needs more assured female voices like Beth Morrey’s. Her novel is a breath of fresh air!" - Felicity Hayes-McCoy
"A generous-hearted story showing the transformative power of friendship and community. . . . A fabulously enjoyable book!" - Sarah Haywood
"A joyful, tender, life affirming STUNNER of a book that has made me want to make the most of everything, grab hold of people and all the good moments." - Cressida McLaughlin
"A beautiful story about love, loss, guilt and the power of friendship." - Jill Mansell
"For everyone with an Eleanor Oliphant-shaped hole in their heart, this is the book to fill it. Gorgeous characters, heartfelt storytelling and the sort of book that lifts your heart." - Eithne Shortall
"A novel that reminds you that everyone deserves a second chance, even at seventy-nine. Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting, The Love Story of Missy Carmichael is a story and a character that stays with you. I loved it." - Nina Stibbe
"Deeply moving, charming, and filled with wit and empathy - you can read on every page the love and care that Morrey has for each of her characters and by the end you'll love them too." - Kathy Wang
"Moving but not sentimental (just as Missy would like it), this is a deeply satisfying read. Missy is a fantastically real character, as complex, frustrating, vulnerable and surprising as any I’ve met in print. I miss her already." - Eleanor Wasserberg
"A soulful, refreshing and tender book." - Stephanie Butland
"The most beautiful and the most moving book I’ve read in a long time. It will comfort you and it will break your heart." - Emma Flint
"Masterful and a real page-turner. Missy is a joy . . . the humor and courage with which she faces loss and ageing are handled with such wit and empathy. The world needs more assured female voices like Beth Morrey’s. Her novel is a breath of fresh air!" - Felicity Hayes-McCoy
"A generous-hearted story showing the transformative power of friendship and community. . . . A fabulously enjoyable book!" - Sarah Haywood
"A joyful, tender, life affirming STUNNER of a book that has made me want to make the most of everything, grab hold of people and all the good moments." - Cressida McLaughlin
"A beautiful story about love, loss, guilt and the power of friendship." - Jill Mansell
"For everyone with an Eleanor Oliphant-shaped hole in their heart, this is the book to fill it. Gorgeous characters, heartfelt storytelling and the sort of book that lifts your heart." - Eithne Shortall
"A novel that reminds you that everyone deserves a second chance, even at seventy-nine. Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting, The Love Story of Missy Carmichael is a story and a character that stays with you. I loved it." - Nina Stibbe
"Deeply moving, charming, and filled with wit and empathy - you can read on every page the love and care that Morrey has for each of her characters and by the end you'll love them too." - Kathy Wang
"Moving but not sentimental (just as Missy would like it), this is a deeply satisfying read. Missy is a fantastically real character, as complex, frustrating, vulnerable and surprising as any I’ve met in print. I miss her already." - Eleanor Wasserberg
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