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A joyous feel-good debut novel about community, friendship and outdoor swimming. Perfect for fans of Joanna Cannon's The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

For fans of THE LIDO, THE LIFELINE is the heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting follow-up novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Libby Page. Everybody needs saving sometimes...Pre-order your copy now!

Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something new. After the death of her beloved mother, she takes a deep breath into the unknown and is opening her own vintage clothes shop. In upstate New York, Donna has just found out some news about her family which has called into question her whole upbringing. The only clue she has to unlock her past is a picture of a yellow dress, and the fact it is currently on display in a shop in England. For Maggy, she is facing life as a 70-something divorcee and while she got the house, she's not sure what to fill it with now her family have moved out. The new vintage shop in town sparks memories of her past and reignites a passion she's been missing...Together, can these three women find the answers they are searching for and unlock a second chance at a new life?It's never too late to start again...

På Stellas døgnåpne kafé lever håpet og drømmene i veggene. Mennesker møtes dag og natt, historier deles og liv forandres. Velkommen inn! London er byen som aldri sover, og slik er det også på Stellas kafé. Bestevennene Hannah og Mona har akkurat bikket 30, de deler både jobb og bosted og forsøker å tjene til livets opphold mens de drømmer om det store gjennombruddet. En gang lå verden for deres føtter - hvor er den nå? Libby Page skriver både morsomt og bevegende om lokalsamfunn og menneskene som bor der, om behovet for å høre til og verdien av å drømme.

Oppløftende roman om vennskap, kampånd og friluftsbad. Møt Rosemary (86) og Kate (26): aksjonister, drømmere og svømmere. Rosemary har bodd i arbeiderbydelen Brixton i London i hele sitt liv. Men nå er alt hun kjenner til, i endring. Biblioteket der hun jobbet er stengt, familiens grønnsakbutikk er gjort om til en trendy bar, og den elskede ektemannen George er død. Kat har nettopp flyttet inn og føler seg alene i en by som er for stor for henne. Karrieren som journalist i en lokalavis er på bunnpunktet, og hun er fast bestemt på å gjøre noe med det. Når det lokale friluftsbadet blir truet av nedlegging, forstår Kate at dette kan være hennes mulighet til å tre inn i rampelyset. Kate og Rosemary bestemmer seg for å kjempe for The Brockwell Lido, som er mer enn et sted å svømme - det er hjertet i lokalsamfunnet. Sammen viser de hva vennskap og samfunnsånd betyr, og hvordan vanlige mennesker kan ta vare på det som betyr noe for dem.

'A perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times' Kate Eberlen'Bursting with hope and heart' Cathy Bramley'Wonderfully engaging . . . beautifully drawn' Mike Gayle'Radiates warmth, happiness and hope' Veronica Henry-----Lorna's world is small but safe. She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up. Alice's world is tiny but full.She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past...So with two decades, hundreds of miles and a lifetime's worth of secrets between Lorna and the island, can coming home mean starting again? -----Join the community of readers who love Libby's bright, moving storytelling:'A wonderfully evocative and enveloping novel about the joys and comforts of community and friendship and a perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times' Kate Eberlen'A tender, life-affirming story bursting with hope and heart' Cathy Bramley'A tender tale about stepping out of the shadows of the past and navigating the route to a brighter future....this book not only takes the reader on a journey, but reminds us of the importance of finding our way back home' Mike Gayle'The Island Home radiates warmth, happiness and hope. Libby is a truly gifted writer who weaves magic with her every word. Every page is a delight - gentle, comforting, reassuring and utterly charming'Veronica Henry'A joy-filled love letter to the power of community and connection, and a sensitive commentary on loneliness and forgiveness too, all of which is conveyed with huge warmth and affection' Celia Reynolds'A tender, heartfelt story, The Island Home explores every aspect of love and shows us it's never too late to fix what's broken. I left my heart with Lorna and Alice on the Isle of Kip' Lindsey Kelk'A gorgeous, heart-lifting story of families and the secrets that bind us, with a setting that you can lose yourself in' Rachael Lucas

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIDO comes an uplifting new story about friendship, community and finding where you truly belong.

Uplifting, emotional reading group fiction about friendship, belonging, and never giving up on your dreams - set over a single day.