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EVIE EPWORTH IS TEN YEARS OLDER. BUT IS SHE ANY WISER?! 'A golden
ray of sunshine. If you're after a funny, uplifting summer read
then this is for you!' Libby Page, author of The Lido 'A joyous way
to spend an afternoon.' Joannna Nadin, author of The Double Life of
Daisy Hemmings Yorkshire Post: 'Taylor's writing is sublime,
effortlessly combining humour with pathos and spot-on period detail
while sensitively exploring themes such as loss, grief, love and
death. It's sure to be another hit.' Yorkshire Post 'A thoroughly
uplifting and unputdownable sequel to the bestselling The
Miseducation of Evie Epworth.' Waterstones 1972. Ten years on from
the events of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth and Evie is settled
in London working for the BBC. She has everything she's ever
dreamed of (a career, a leatherette briefcase, an Ossie Clark
poncho) but, following an unfortunate incident involving Princess
Anne and a Hornsea Pottery mug, she finds herself having to rethink
her life and piece together work, love, grief and multiple pairs of
cork-soled platform sandals. Ghosts from the past and the spirit of
the future collide in a joyous adventure that sees Evie navigate
the choppy waters of her messy twenties. Can a 1960s miseducation
prepare her for the growing pains of the 1970s? Big-hearted,
uplifting, bittersweet and tender, All About Evie is a novel
fizzing with wit and alive to the power of friendship in all its
forms. Praise for The Miseducation of Evie Epworth 'Tight, clever
and riddled with wit. Like discovering Adrian Mole or Bridget Jones
for the first time.' Joanna Nadin, author of The Queen of Bloody
Everything 'A sweet, fizzy sherbet dib-dab of a book - deliciously
nostalgic, hugely funny and ultimately heartwarming. The perfect
book for our times.' Veronica Henry 'Such a joyful and uplifting
read. Just the sort of thing that people will want to be reading
right now.' Anita Rani, Radio 2 Book Club 'Full of fabulous
characters, sprinkled with joy and drenched in wit.' Milly Johnson
The Bestselling Richard & Judy Summer Book Club Pick 2021 The
Bestselling Radio 2 Book Club Selection 'Tight, clever and riddled
with wit. Like discovering Adrian Mole or Bridget Jones for the
first time.' Joanna Nadin, author of The Queen of Bloody Everything
'A sweet, fizzy sherbet dib-dab of a book - deliciously nostalgic,
hugely funny and ultimately heartwarming. The perfect book for our
times.' Veronica Henry 'Such a joyful and uplifting read. Just the
sort of thing that people will want to be reading right now.' Anita
Rani, Radio 2 Book Club It is the summer of 1962 and
sixteen-year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But
what kind of a woman will she be? Up until now, Evie's life has
been nothing special: a patchwork of school, Guides, cows, lost
mothers, lacrosse and village fetes. But, inspired by her idols
(Charlotte Bronte, Shirley MacLaine, the Queen), she dreams of a
world far away from rural East Yorkshire, a world of glamour lived
under the bright lights of London (or Leeds). Standing in the way
of these dreams, though, is Christine, Evie's soon-to-be
stepmother, a manipulative and money-grubbing schemer who is lining
Evie up for a life of shampoo-and-set drudgery at the stinky local
salon. Luckily Evie is not alone. With the help of a few friends,
and the wise counsel of the two Adam Faith posters on her bedroom
wall ('brooding Adam' and 'sophisticated Adam'), Evie comes up with
a plan to rescue her future from Christine's pink and over-perfumed
clutches. She will need a little luck, a dash of charm and a big
dollop of Yorkshire magic if she is to succeed, but in the process
she may just discover who exactly it is she is meant to be. Moving,
inventive and achingly funny, with an all-star cast of
bold-as-brass characters, The Miseducation of Evie Epworth is a
perfectly pitched modern fairytale about love, friendship and
following your dreams while having a lot of fun along the way.
'Full of fabulous characters, sprinkled with joy and drenched in
wit.' Milly Johnson 'Funny and original with a cast of eccentric
characters, this debut novel is a tour de force. Not to be missed.'
Sunday Express 'A rich triumph of comic writing.' Waterstones.com
'One of the funniest, wittiest and most joyful books you will read
this year.' Lancaster Guardian
EVIE EPWORTH IS TEN YEARS OLDER. BUT IS SHE ANY WISER?! 'A golden
ray of sunshine. If you're after a funny, uplifting summer read
then this is for you!' Libby Page, author of The Lido 'A joyous way
to spend an afternoon.' Joannna Nadin, author of The Double Life of
Daisy Hemmings Yorkshire Post: 'Taylor's writing is sublime,
effortlessly combining humour with pathos and spot-on period detail
while sensitively exploring themes such as loss, grief, love and
death. It's sure to be another hit.' Yorkshire Post 'A thoroughly
uplifting and unputdownable sequel to the bestselling The
Miseducation of Evie Epworth.' Waterstones 1972. Ten years on from
the events of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth and Evie is settled
in London working for the BBC. She has everything she's ever
dreamed of (a career, a leatherette briefcase, an Ossie Clark
poncho) but, following an unfortunate incident involving Princess
Anne and a Hornsea Pottery mug, she finds herself having to rethink
her life and piece together work, love, grief and multiple pairs of
cork-soled platform sandals. Ghosts from the past and the spirit of
the future collide in a joyous adventure that sees Evie navigate
the choppy waters of her messy twenties. Can a 1960s miseducation
prepare her for the growing pains of the 1970s? Big-hearted,
uplifting, bittersweet and tender, All About Evie is a novel
fizzing with wit and alive to the power of friendship in all its
forms. Praise for The Miseducation of Evie Epworth 'Tight, clever
and riddled with wit. Like discovering Adrian Mole or Bridget Jones
for the first time.' Joanna Nadin, author of The Queen of Bloody
Everything 'A sweet, fizzy sherbet dib-dab of a book - deliciously
nostalgic, hugely funny and ultimately heartwarming. The perfect
book for our times.' Veronica Henry 'Such a joyful and uplifting
read. Just the sort of thing that people will want to be reading
right now.' Anita Rani, Radio 2 Book Club 'Full of fabulous
characters, sprinkled with joy and drenched in wit.' Milly Johnson
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