"Anextraordinarystory... she writes with warmth, lovely earthy detail and a pathos which keeps alump lodged in the throat."- The Daily Mail
Philippa Smith is in her forties and has a beautiful newborn baby girl. She also has no husband, and nowhere to turn. So she turns to the only place she knows: the beginning.
Retracing her life, she confronts the daily obstacles, historic events, and even TV shows that shaped her very existence. From the tragedy of her childhood abandonment, to the astonishing accomplishments of those close to her, Philippa learns of the sacrifices others chose to make, and the outcome of buried secrets.
What Philippa eventually discovers is a celebration of life, love, and the golden era of television-a reflection of everyday people, in not so everyday situations.
"A powerfulfirst novel."-Katie Fforde, author of A Rose Petal Summer
"Bold, warm, rich, amusing...sits well alongside more established authors like Kate Atkinson's Behind the Scenes at the Museum."- Hello Magazine
"Awarm, moving, wonderfulread."-Wendy Holden, author of The Royal Governess
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Sophie Duffy lives in Teignmouth on the south coast of Devon with her family. She has been writing for over ten years and is the winner of the Luke Bitmead Bursary and the Yeovil Literary Prize, as well as being shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize. Sophie's debut novel The Generation Game was published by Legend Press in 2011. Sophie is interested in what family is, and how our past shapes our here and now. Memory, childhood, loss and love are recurrent themes in her novels. Sophie taught in primary schools in London for 14 years and is now a full-time writer and volunteer youth worker in Devon. You can visit Sophie at www.sophieduffy.com and at sophieduffy.wordpress.com
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Philippa Smith is in her forties and has a beautiful newborn baby girl. She also has no husband, and nowhere to turn. So she turns to the only place she knows: the beginning. Retracing her life, she confronts the daily obstacles that shaped her very existence. From the tragic events of her childhood abandonment, to the astonishing accomplishments of those close to her, Philippa learns of the sacrifices others chose to make, and the outcome of buried secrets.