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Way Back

The warm and witty novel from the bestselling author of Thrown, and BBC Radio 2 broadcaster

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Way Back

By: Sara Cox
Narrated by: Sara Cox
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*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2024*
'Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart' GRAHAM NORTON
'Full of Sara Cox's natural warmth and wit' PRIMA
'Relatable, observant and funny' WOMAN & HOME

Josie's life is fine. Absolutely, completely fine.

Nice husband, brilliant best friend, a gorgeous kid at uni. The big house of her dreams on its leafy London street is a lifetime away from the Lancashire farm of her childhood. So what if her mother is tricky, and James isn't in love with Josie any more, and maybe she's not in love with him either? It's great to have time to herself now Chloe's flown the nest . . . isn't it?

This is the life Josie never believed possible. The life she needed when her heart was breaking as a child, when her mum wasn't coping and Josie had to grow up too fast. So why this feeling, nibbling away at the edges of Josie's thoughts? The sense that she has lost something. That she has lost herself.

If Josie is to truly live, she must now take back the reins and confront her future. And to find her way ahead, she needs to go back - way back, to the place where it all began.

'A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship' LUCY DIAMOND
'A warm and moving dive into childhood secrets' JO BRAND
'Excellent!' ALEX JONES©2024 Sara Cox
Contemporary Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt Witty

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Critic reviews

A warm and moving dive into childhood secrets, shot through with the wonder of female friendships. Imbued with laughs and constant surprises (Jo Brand)
A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship... and going wild in the country (Lucy Diamond)
Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart (Graham Norton)
Full of Sara Cox's natural warmth and wit
Relatable, observant and funny . . . Great music references too!
A thoughtful, witty family drama
All stars
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to many "like" ( similes) for me sadly, looked out fir them in the end

the wit

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just fab! loved the references to 80s, being able to identify with the main protagonist and Sarah has a voice to keep you intrigued and wanting more.

Great listen,

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Fabulous story, so well written, really captivated me only sorry it’s come to and end, so looking forward to another book in the not to distant future
Love the first appearance from Martin and his wife from Thrown
Great story telling performance as well on audio book.
Brilliant congratulations

Love the little unexpected twist and turns

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It is a warm fuzzy storyline, that I listened to in two days. Another belter from Ms Cox

Sara Cox narration is brilliant

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I enjoyed it from start to finish. Sara reading it was a bonus. It was a really good story.

Sara's humour

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