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The Anniversary
The Anniversary
Oct 26, 2024 12:24 PM

Author:Hilary Boyd

The Anniversary

From the bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park comes an emotional and beautifullywritten story of love, loss, and finding love again.

'One of the best family and friendship sagas - an emotional read' Prima

What if the one you tried to forget is the one you can't live without?

Stella once thought that if she never saw Jack again, it would be too soon.

But life has other plans for her and her stubborn, handsome ex-husband.

Looking after their daughter in a time of need, Stella finds herself unwillingly reunited with the man she shared the best years of her life with - followed by the worst.

Where tragedy once tore them apart, now Stella and Jack are being drawn back together. But each of them has a new partner and a new life.

Should they fight temptation?

Should the past remain the past?

Or are some loves simply meant to be?

___________

'Riveting' Woman & Home

'Terrific, beautifully written, searingly honest' Charles Dance

'Fans rate this deeply emotional read her best novel yet' Sunday Post

'True to life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings' Sunday Mirror

Reviews

A smart, sometimes harrowing story, with true to life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings

—— Sunday Mirror

Fans rate this deeply emotional read her best novel yet

—— Sunday Post

Divided by tragedy, Stella and Jack are drawn together once more in this riveting relationships novel

—— Woman & Home

I really resented having to put The Anniversary down - terrific, beautifully written, searingly honest

—— Charles Dance, actor, screenwriter and director

One of the best family and friendship sagas. [An] emotional read . . . Stella and Jack's marriage is over. Will feelings resurface when their daughter needs them?

—— Prima

A journey through the stages of life and love that will make you laugh out loud

—— Woman's Weekly

Praise for Hilary Boyd

—— -

Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes

—— Daily Mail

A warm and well-written case for love affairs in later life

—— Daily Telegraph

Poignant, well observed and wonderfully written, this is a bit of a heart string-puller

—— Closer

I was ripping through this book . . . addictive

—— Evening Standard

Boyd gets under the skin of her characters to show that falling in love isn't limited to the young

—— Sunday Express

A smart emotional drama, you will race through this

—— Sunday Mirror

Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships

—— Woman & Home

Boyd is the mistress of the multi-layered story

—— My Weekly

Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable

—— Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors

If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad

—— Red

She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it!

—— Sarah Knight , bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read

—— Ali Land , Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me

Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored antiheroine

—— US Weekly

Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by a no-holds-barred protagonist

—— Library Journal

Deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget

—— Bookpage

Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work

—— Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy

A lovely, absorbing novel, full of the beauty and mystery of the Mojacar

—— Kate Eberlen

A writing powerhouse

—— Carrie Hope Fletcher

Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic

—— Rosanna Ley

The perfect getaway read

—— Red

Beautiful, life-affirming stories that whisk you away and make you fall in love

—— Miranda Dickinson

The funniest, warmest, loveliest book I've read in so long. The characters are so hilarious and relatable, I laughed non-stop and genuinely didn't want it to end

—— Lucy Vine

I've spent the last forty-eight hours laughing my head off at this novel . . . but it's not just comic, there's a real heart to it and it's often very moving

—— John Boyne

One of my fave novels of 2017. It really does remind me of Marian Keyes

—— Louise O'Neill

If I had a book of the year award for 2017 it would go to Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling . . . It left me giggling at some pages and sobbing at others

—— Sinead Crowley

One of the funniest books I've read in twenty years

—— Paul Howard

Another funny and lovable take on everyone's favourite small-town girl Aisling. A highly entertaining and absorbing addition to your bookshelves

—— Sunday Business Post

Every Irish person knows an Aisling, and there is nothing more delightful than recognising something familiar being projected back at you through a novel. While the books are both extremely funny, they also reflect a period in Irish culture and centre around a heartwarming story for Aisilings of the ages

—— Image Magazine

Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud

—— Stylist

The scene is set for a great unravelling. People running from their pasts, presents and futures - what more could one ask for?

—— Connaught Telegraph

Skilful. Witty and fast-paced

—— The Week

Great fun

—— People

An insightful, twisty thriller set in a luxury retreat cut off from the outside world

—— Eastern Daily Press

Praise for Liane Moriarty

—— -

Wise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for

—— Jojo Moyes

Staggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable

—— Sophie Hannah

Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read

—— USA Today

Keeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read

—— Reese Witherspoon

Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly

—— Sunday Express

Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it

—— Good Housekeeping

As brilliantly accomplished as it is dark, twisty and compulsive

—— Heat

Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets

—— Woman & Home

Perfect

—— Hello!

A hell of a good book. Funny and scary

—— Stephen King

Fascinating and compassionate

—— Daily Telegraph

I loved every line of it

—— Louise Candlish

Funny and captivating

—— Closer

A cracking story cleverly told

—— Fabulous

Every single one of her books is a great read

—— E! Online

An ideal summer read

—— Live Preston & Fylde

Book Club Summer 2019 Pick

—— Silversurfers
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