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Is That You, Beth Cherry?

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What to expect

'A wonderfully warm, cosy, and inspiring read.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I absolutely LOVED it!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Lucy Dillon is my go-to author when I need a pick-me-up - this new book is more of exactly everything I have come to love about her writing.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Beth's life, like the unfinished screenplay on her laptop, is at a standstill.

Since her devastating breakup with Fraser she's retreated into a lonely working-from-home world of sweatpants, disordered timekeeping and comfort eating. The one luminous constant in her life is her love for her rescue dog, Tomsk, and his for her.

Even her ex's mum is worried about her, and in attempt to help volunteers a reluctant Beth as a writer for a project called The Story of Your Life, run by the local retirement community. Some of the stories Beth hears reveal a little more than the teller realises . . .

When she is sent a story of first love that threatens to destroy more than one family's identity, Beth faces an impossible decision that causes her to question:

Is it too late for the biggest surprise ending of all?

Your favourite authors love Lucy Dillon:
'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' JOJO MOYES
'This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life' KATIE FFORDE
'I always find Lucy Dillon's books so overflowing with wit and wisdom' JENNY COLGAN

Critics Review

Sweet, funny, and oh-so-relatable, Is That You Beth Cherry is an ultimately uplifting tale of love, loss and the enduring power of stories. A cracking read!
MIKE GAYLE
An uplifting hug of a novel about second chances, saying yes to life, and what it takes to become the hero of your own story
LUCY DIAMOND
PRAISE FOR LUCY DILLON
So good! Warm and funny, and I was rooting for Robyn from the very first page
MILLY JOHNSON
Funny, perceptive and oh-so-relatable, Robyn's reluctant mission to clean up her world is full of laughs and also some heart-twisting surprises
ALEXANDRA POTTER
A funny, relatable read with some surprise twists
STYLIST
Author Lucy Dillon
Narrator Karen Cass
Duration 12 hours and 44 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399719773
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Family life fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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