THE ART OF BELONGING by Eleanor Ray
From the bestselling author of Everything Is Beautiful, comes an utterly heart-warming new novel, about what it truly means to belong to those you love.
Sometimes you need to open your heart to find where you truly belong…
When unexpected circumstances bring Grace’s estranged daughter, Amelia, and granddaughter, Charlotte, to live in her home, complicated feelings start to emerge, revealing a messy and emotional past which drove this family apart.
It will take a school mystery, an exquisite miniature railway and some brave decisions to help them each find not only themselves, but also each other – and to appreciate what it truly means to belong together.
This uplifting novel will warm your heart and touch your soul, and remind you of all the reasons humans can be downright wonderful.
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL by Eleanor Ray
‘The most uplifting book of the year’ Good Housekeeping
When Amy Ashton’s world fell apart eleven years ago, she started a collection.
Just a few keepsakes of happier times: some honeysuckle to remind herself of the boy she loved, a chipped china bird, an old terracotta pot . . . Things that others might throw away, but to Amy, represent a life that could have been.
Now her house is overflowing with the objects she loves – soon there’ll be no room for Amy at all. But when a family move in next door, a chance discovery unearths a mystery, and Amy’s carefully curated life begins to unravel. If she can find the courage to face her past, might the future she thought she’d lost still be hers for the taking?
Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant and The Keeper of Lost Things, this exquisitely told, uplifting novel shows us that however hopeless things might feel, beauty can be found in the most unexpected of places.
Praise for Eleanor Ray
‘Beautifully written and thought-provoking’
Katie Fforde, author of A SPRINGTIME AFFAIR
‘Warm, enchanting and intriguing’
Holly Miller, author of THE SIGHT OF YOU
‘Funny, tender and uplifting’
BBC Radio Four Open Book
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