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'The 'Queen of Uplit' returns brilliantly to form with this
gloriously good-natured novel.' DAILY MAIL 'Supremely upliftng
...an absolute gem' - MIKE GAYLE 'Stunning, immersive and
absolutely wonderful' - ANNIE LYONS 'Woke up early to finish this
breathtakingly beautiful story ... absolutely wonderful' - CELIA
ANDERSON 'Blooming with wonderful, vibrant and charismatic
characters' PRIMA 'A novel that fascinates... that holds mysticism,
accidental and deliberate secrets, and unrequited and lost love
within Ruth Hogan's very able grasp' KIT FIELDING Madame Burova -
Tarot Reader, Palmist and Clairvoyant is retiring and leaving her
booth on the Brighton seafront after fifty years. Imelda Burova has
spent a lifetime keeping other people's secrets and her silence has
come at a price. She has seen the lovers and the liars, the angels
and the devils, the dreamers and the fools. Her cards had unmasked
them all and her cards never lied. But Madame Burova is weary of
other people's lives, their ghosts from the past and other people's
secrets, she needs rest and a little piece of life for herself.
Before that, however, she has to fulfill a promise made a long time
ago. She holds two brown envelopes in her hand, and she has to
deliver them. In London, it is time for another woman to make a
fresh start. Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and
her place in the world when she discovers something that leaves her
very identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must
follow a trail which might just lead right to Madame Burova's door.
In a story spanning over fifty years, Ruth Hogan conjures a magical
world of 1970s holiday camps and seaside entertainers, eccentrics,
heroes and villains, the lost and the found. Young people, with
their lives before them, make choices which echo down the years.
And a wall of death rider is part of a love story which will last
through time.
'The 'Queen of Uplit' returns brilliantly to form with this
gloriously good-natured novel.' DAILY MAIL 'Supremely upliftng
...an absolute gem' - MIKE GAYLE 'Stunning, immersive and
absolutely wonderful' - ANNIE LYONS 'Woke up early to finish this
breathtakingly beautiful story ... absolutely wonderful' - CELIA
ANDERSON 'Blooming with wonderful, vibrant and charismatic
characters' PRIMA Madame Burova - Tarot Reader, Palmist and
Clairvoyant is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton
seafront after fifty years. Imelda Burova has spent a lifetime
keeping other people's secrets and her silence has come at a price.
She has seen the lovers and the liars, the angels and the devils,
the dreamers and the fools. Her cards had unmasked them all and her
cards never lied. But Madame Burova is weary of other people's
lives, their ghosts from the past and other people's secrets, she
needs rest and a little piece of life for herself. Before that,
however, she has to fulfill a promise made a long time ago. She
holds two brown envelopes in her hand, and she has to deliver them.
In London, it is time for another woman to make a fresh start.
Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and her place in
the world when she discovers something that leaves her very
identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must follow a
trail which might just lead right to Madame Burova's door. In a
story spanning over fifty years, Ruth Hogan conjures a magical
world of 1970s holiday camps and seaside entertainers, eccentrics,
heroes and villains, the lost and the found. Young people, with
their lives before them, make choices which echo down the years.
And a wall of death rider is part of a love story which will last
through time.
*THE PERFECT UP-LIT SUMMER READ, RECOMMENDED BY THOUSANDS OF
READERS* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE RICHARD
AND JUDY BOOK CLUB 'One of the most charming novels either of us
has read. Don't lose it. Keep it' Richard & Judy Meet the
'Keeper of Lost Things'... Once a celebrated author of short
stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half
his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise
broken many years before. Realising he is running out of time, he
leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura,
the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the
thousands of objects with their rightful owners. But the final
wishes of the 'Keeper of Lost Things' have unforeseen repercussions
which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters...
'Touching, funny and romantic' Daily Mail 'A charming read, perfect
for the holidays' The Lady 'A warm and heartfelt debut' Prima And
if you loved The Keeper of Lost Things, don't miss Ruth Hogan's
other novels, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, and The Wisdom of
Sally Red Shoes.
An irresistible novel of unexpected friendships, second chances and
dark secrets, from the bestselling author and Queen of Uplit Ruth
Hogan. 'Warm and wise' Guardian | 'A book to really love' Stylist |
'Will soften even the hardest of hearts' Red | 'Subtle and
poignant' Good Housekeeping | 'Plenty of spirit and heart' Daily
Mail | 'An adorable heartfelt story' Prima | 'Filled with hope and
the power of friendship' Evening Standard | 'A whimsical, wistful
affair' Sunday Express | 'A wrenching story of recovery' Metro Once
a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, Masha's
life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago.
Unable to let go of her grief, she finds comfort in her faithful
canine companion Haizum, and peace in the quiet lanes of her town's
lido. Then a chance encounter with two extraordinary women - the
fabulous and wise Kitty Muriel, a convent girl turned magician's
wife turned seventy-something roller disco fanatic, and the
mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag lady with a prodigious voice -
opens up a new world of possibilities, and the chance to start
living again. But just as Masha dares to imagine the future, her
past comes roaring back ... Like her bestselling debut, The Keeper
of Lost Things, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes introduces a cast of
wonderful characters, both ordinary and charmingly eccentric, who
lead us through a moving exploration of the joy of friendship and
the simple human connections that make life worth living. *And if
you loved The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, try Ruth Hogan's new
novel, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, which is out now . . .
readers are saying it's her best yet*
WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION AWARD 2020 PICKED FOR
WORLD BOOK NIGHT 2020 A PRIMA BOOK OF THE YEAR An uplifting novel
of mothers and daughters, secrets and the astonishing power of
friendship, from the wildly popular bestselling author of The
Keeper of Lost Things. 'As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells'
Sunday Express 'Technicolour' Daily Mail 'A moving exploration of
the complex relationship between mothers and daughters' Observer 'A
poignant tale of love and family' Good Housekeeping 'Enchanting . .
. divine' Prima 'Beautifully written - astute and funny' Daily
Express 'This book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny'
Stylist Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing
with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish
fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in
Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its
endearing and loving family of misfits. But Tilly's childhood was
shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home she'd
ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no
warning. Now an adult, Tilda has grown into an independent woman
still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of
people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies,
Tilda returns to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie
sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise
Hotel, only to discover that her mother was not the woman she
thought she knew at all ... Mothers and daughters ... their story
can be complicated ... but it can also turn out to have a happy
ending. 'A tender tale' Woman & Home 'Absorbing, tender and
heartfelt' Mike Gayle, author of The Man I Think I Know 'Her best
novel yet' Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You
'Exuberant and full of zest' Nina Pottell
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