Author:Belinda Jones
Much loved author Belinda Jones has written another delightful and deliciously funny rom-com, guaranteed to brighten your day. Perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Lindsey Kelk, Sophie Kinsella and Paige Toon.
'You won't want to put this feel-good read down' -- Company Magazine
'A sparkling, addictive read' -- NewWoman
'Such a feel-good book' -- ***** Reader review
'A book to read again and again' -- ***** Reader review
'Enjoyed it from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review
'I was thoroughly hooked!' -- ***** Reader review
'This is Belinda at her best' -- ***** Reader review
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A WHOLE NEW WORLD AWAITS...BUT IS SHE READY TO DIVE IN?
When Amber Pepper's boyfriend Hugh asks her to join him on a business trip to the paradise islands of Tahiti she's not keen - she's more of a woolly jumper and rain girl. However, the prospect of sipping Mai Tais on the beach with her long-lost childhood friend Felicity, also bound for Tahiti, is incentive enough to coax her on the twenty-hour flight.
Within hours of touching down on coral sands, the girls venture into a seductive new world of mesmerising music and exotic, sexy strangers. And for the first time Amber falls head over flip-flops in lust, only to receive an unexpected marriage proposal.
Will she opt for a barefoot beach wedding or cast caution - and her coconut bra - to the wind?
No easy decision for a drizzle-loving gal when it's ninety degrees in the shade...
'You won't want to put this feel-good read down'
—— Company MagazineTeeming with more ideas than a year's worth of ordinary novels
—— SpectatorThis is a novel for every taste: a heartbreaking Victorian love story, a take-no-prisoners comedy of contemporary academic life, and an unputdownable supernatural mystery. You turn the last page feeling stunned and elated, happy to have had the chance to read it
—— Washington PostPossession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them
—— Sunday TimesOur best novelist
—— Evening StandardAs always, Byatt wields beautiful prose, and the mix of prose and poetry gives the book a sensuality as mysterious as anything in the plot
—— Elizabeth KostovaIntelligent, ingenious and humane
—— Times Literary SupplementIntelligent, literary, and ambitious...combines the drive of the thriller with the 19th-century novel, and throughout she threads the poetry and passion of ''romance''....races to a riotous final scene of storms and graveyards
—— The TimesYou turn its last page feeling stunned and elated, happy to have had the chance to read it. This is a novel for every taste: a heartbreaking Victorian love story, a take-no-prisoners comedy of contemporary academic life, and an unputdownable supernatural mystery that starts with an old book in a London library and ends on a storm-wracked night in a churchyard before an open grave.
—— Washington PostProves that a serious, intricate book can also be a page turner...manifest intelligence, subtle humor and extraordinary texturing of the past within the present make Possession original and unforgettable
—— TimeShimmers with something close to genius ... If I become famous enough to be the castaway on Desert Island Discs, this is the book I'd choose. It requires effort but, trust me, it is a modern masterpiece
—— Val Hennessy , Daily MailI couldn't put this book down: a fabulously original love story
—— Lucy DillonIntriguing and uplifting - a real page-turner full of humour and mystery
—— Julie CohenCharmingly fun with bags of romance and laughs
—— CloserLyrical . . . Stedman’s debut signals a career certain to deliver future treasures
—— PeopleStunning and memorable
—— BooklistHeart-wrenching
—— Publisher's WeeklyExquisite
—— KirkusDelicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success
—— ScotsmanLike a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days
—— Irish ExaminerA thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin
—— Boston GlobeAn extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions, and the beauty found in each of them
—— Markus Zusak, author of THE BOOK THIEFMesmerising...the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak.
—— Women's WeeklyThe Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts, at first feeling slight to touch, then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words, Stedman breathes an anxiety and pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean and the lighthouse beacon.
—— Sydney Morning HeraldPick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness
—— Woman and HomeA description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances.
—— Daily MailThe characters are beautifully drawn...A completely unique read. ****
—— Heat MagazineBook of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman.
—— Grazia Magazine