When You Read This: 'Deeply moving but also uplifting, Mary Adkins'
Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2019
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Mary Adkins, Hodder & Stoughton. 'Deeply moving but also uplifting' Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum For four years, Iris Massey worked side by side with PR maven Smith Simonyi, helping clients perfect their brands. But Iris has died, taken by terminal illness at only thirty-three. Adrift without his friend and colleague, Smith is surprised to discover that in her last six months, Iris created a blog filled with sharp and often funny musings on the end of a life not quite fulfilled. She also made one final request: for Smith to get her posts published as a book. With the help of his charmingly eager, if overbearingly forthright, new intern Carl, Smith tackles the task of fulfilling Iris's last wish. Before he can do so, though, he must get the approval of Iris's big sister Jade, an haute cuisine chef who's been knocked sideways by her loss. Each carrying their own baggage, Smith and Jade end up on a collision course with their own unresolved pasts and with each other. Funny and moving in equal measures, When You Read This is a sparkling debut about love, life, and all the emails you really wish you'd never sent. Praise for When You Read This : 'Thought-provoking, tear-jerking, funny - and [with] a delectable literary twist' Refinery29 'A touching, funny and life-affirming tale' Publishers Weekly 'As with Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette, Adkins's debut novel is so much more than its clever style . . . [it] feels miraculous and leaves a lasting impression long after its final moment' Val Emmich, author of The Reminders 'This gentle tragicomedy . . . deals sensitively with loss' Daily Mail What reviewers have said about When You Read This : 'A marvellous, funny, poignant and uplifting book . . . I hope you enjoy it as much as I did' 'I could not put it down . . . a very original and emotional read' 'What a delight this book is! . . . touched my heart and made me laugh' 'I read it in a single sitting, enjoying every minute of it' 'This book is a treasure. Every character is so full and unforgettable. Sad and funny and hopeful'. …
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- Title
- When You Read This: 'Deeply moving but also uplifting, Mary Adkins'
- Author
- Mary Adkins
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication year
- 2019
- Book Type
- Paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1473673348
- ISBN 13
- 9781473673342
- Dimensions
- 126
'Deeply moving but also uplifting' Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum
For four years, Iris Massey worked side by side with PR maven Smith Simonyi, helping clients perfect their brands. But Iris has died, taken by terminal illness at only thirty-three.
Adrift without his friend and colleague, Smith is surprised to discover that in her last six months, Iris created a blog filled with sharp and often funny musings on the end of a life not quite fulfilled. She also made one final request: for Smith to get her posts published as a book. With the help of his charmingly eager, if overbearingly forthright, new intern Carl, Smith tackles the task of fulfilling Iris's last wish.
Before he can do so, though, he must get the approval of Iris's big sister Jade, an haute cuisine chef who's been knocked sideways by her loss. Each carrying their own baggage, Smith and Jade end up on a collision course with their own unresolved pasts and with each other.
Funny and moving in equal measures, When You Read This is a sparkling debut about love, life, and all the emails you really wish you'd never sent.
Praise for When You Read This:
'Thought-provoking, tear-jerking, funny - and [with] a delectable literary twist' Refinery29
'A touching, funny and life-affirming tale' Publishers Weekly
'As with Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette, Adkins's debut novel is so much more than its clever style . . . [it] feels miraculous and leaves a lasting impression long after its final moment' Val Emmich, author of The Reminders
'This gentle tragicomedy . . . deals sensitively with loss' Daily Mail
What reviewers have said about When You Read This:
'A marvellous, funny, poignant and uplifting book . . . I hope you enjoy it as much as I did'
'I could not put it down . . . a very original and emotional read'
'What a delight this book is! . . . touched my heart and made me laugh'
'I read it in a single sitting, enjoying every minute of it'
'This book is a treasure. Every character is so full and unforgettable. Sad and funny and hopeful'
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