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    The House We Called Home
    The House We Called Home
    The House We Called Home
    Audiobook10 hours

    The House We Called Home

    Written by Jenny Oliver

    Narrated by Emma Powell

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Irresistible, feel-good fiction from Top 10 bestselling author Jenny Oliver…

    ***Shortlisted for The Golsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award***

    Bestselling author Debbie Johnson says Jenny Oliver writes about ‘love, humour, family and hope – the perfect ingredients for a summer read'.

    Escape with Jenny Oliver’s next uplifting read, The Summer We Ran Away, available June 2020!!

    The house where Stella and her sister Amy grew up never changes – the red front door, the breath-taking view over the Cornish coast, her parents in their usual spots on the sofa. Except this summer, things feel a little different…

    Stella’s father is nowhere to be seen, yet her mother – in suspiciously new Per Una jeans – seems curiously unfazed by his absence, and more eager to talk about her mysterious dog-walking buddy Mitch.

    Stella’s sister Amy has returned home with a new boyfriend she can barely stand and a secret to hide, and Stella’s husband Jack has something he wants to get off his chest too. Even Frank Sinatra, the dog, has a guilty air about him.
    This summer, change is in the air for the Whitethorns…

    Warm, funny and gloriously feel-good, this is the perfect summer read for fans of Veronica Henry and Milly Johnson.

    Praise for Jenny Oliver:

    ‘Love, humour, family and hope – the perfect ingredients for a summer read' Debbie Johnson

    ‘This book made me want to fly to Spain and dance on the beach with a glass of sangria in my hand. The perfect summer read’ Sarah Morgan

    ‘Brilliantly written, this is packed full of humour and there is a wonderful thread of love… A perfect holiday read’ The Sun

    ‘Dramatic and fun!’ My Weekly

    ‘Heartwarming, funny and wonderfully observed, The House We Called Home explores one family's wake-up call with wit and wisdom. Jenny Oliver's characters are so real and relatable they could just walk off the page’ Fiona Harper

    ‘Jenny Oliver does a brilliant job’ Woman

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJun 28, 2018
    ISBN9780008218003
    The House We Called Home
    Author

    Jenny Oliver

    Jenny Oliver is the author of adult fiction top ten bestsellers such as The Summerhouse by the Sea and The Sunshine and Biscotti Club – Chelsea Highis her YA fiction debut. She has worked in publishing, and wrote her first book The Parisian Christmas Bake Off on the beach in a notebook that would end up covered in sand each afternoon and damp from the sea. Her inspiration comes from a love of all things vintage and a fascination with other people’s relationships

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