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Thrown

The glorious feel-good Sunday Times Bestseller of love, friendship and pottery

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 The wise and gloriously big-hearted debut novel from the much-loved broadcaster, Sara Cox

Becky: a single mum who prides herself on her independence. She knows from painful experience that men are trouble.
Louise: a loving husband, gorgeous kids. She ought to feel more grateful.
Jameela: all she's ever done is work hard, and try her best. Why won't life give her the one thing she really wants?
Sheila: the nest is empty, there's a lonely little feeling in her tummy and her husband seems so distracted.

The inhabitants of the Inventor's Housing Estate keep themselves to themselves. There are the friendly 'Hellos' when commutes coincide and the odd cheeky eye roll when the wine bottles clank in number 7's wheelie bin, but it's not exactly Ramsay Street.

The dilapidated community centre is no longer the beating heart of the estate that Becky remembers from her childhood. So the new pottery class she's helped set up feels like a fresh start. And not just for her.

The assorted neighbours come together to try out a new skill, under the watchful eye of their charismatic teacher, Sasha. And as the soft unremarkable lumps of clay are hesitantly, lovingly moulded into delicate vases and majestic pots, so too are the lives of four women. Concealed passions and heartaches are uncovered, relationships shattered and formed, and the possibility for transformation is revealed.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2022 Sara Cox Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt Feel-Good Marriage
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One of the most enjoyable books I’ve listened to all year.
I found Thrown to be captivating, moving and so easy to listen to. Sara Cox does a great job of narrating and bringing real life to her characters (i loved the telephone conversations with the little phone effect) and enjoyed every single delicious minute of listening.
The story resembles many real lives all over the UK I’m sure and I found myself relating to many of the characters emotions throughout the story. Not only did I laugh out loud in the Co-op while shopping and listening, I broke down while getting ready for work during one chapter because it was so heartbreakingly tender and sad.
Well done Sara! Thank you, a fantastic book, I can’t wait for the next.

Love, love, loved it!

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loved it wasn't sure what to expect but the characters are really good would like to continue their stories

loved it

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really enjoyed this, just so easy to listen to with some northern charm "thrown" in

entertaining

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I have loved Sara Cox since her radio 1 days. I've listening to her autobiography and loved that. She's a brilliant narrator. Now I've listened to her 1st novel! It was brilliant. The twists and turns throughout the book was great. It's almost like you're in that small community, looking at all your neighbours, and thinking that they've all got the perfect life. Just like real life really. I would really like there to be a follow-up. I need to know what happens with Sheila and Martin and Jamiel and Simon!

Couldn't stop listening!

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I loved this book and couldn't wait to hear the next installment of the unfolding lives of four women, who strangely felt so real. I definitely look forward to the next book by Sara Cox in the future.

most enjoyable

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