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The Truth About Melody Browne

Lisa Jewell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornerstone

Published:7th Jan '10

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The wonderful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Ralph's Party.

Now in her early thirties, Melody lives in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. At first her memories mean nothing to her but slowly, day by day, she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood. And Melody begins to wonder if she'll ever know the truth about her past ...

Will she ever uncover the secrets of her past? From the multi-million bestselling author comes a brand new look for this compulsive, heart-wrenching read that will keep you hooked until the very last page.
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A house on fire.
A nine-year-old girl.
Memories gone …

Now in her early thirties, Melody Browne lives an ordinary life with her seventeen-year-old son. But she feels like something is missing.

Her sense of belonging.

And then fragments of her past start to come back. At first her memories mean nothing to her but slowly, day by day, she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood.

But with every mystery she solves another one materialises, with every question she answers another appears. And Melody beings to wonder whether she will ever uncover the secrets of her past . . .
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Reader's can't get enough of The Truth About Melody Browne . . .

***** 'I loved this ... I too could not put it down and read it in less than 24 hours.'
***** 'Pretty sure this is going to start a love affair with this author.'
***** 'What an emotional journey this novel has taken me on.'
***** 'This is the kind of book you hug after reading it!'
***** 'This story was honest, unapologetic, and full of unconventional characters. I enjoyed it so much.'

"For anyone who hasn't picked up a Lisa Jewell novel since her chick-lit classic Ralph's Party, it might be time for a re-acquaintance ... Jewell's writing proves as punchy and fresh as ever. Her lively depiction of inner-city London living and dating still rings true" Independent "Lisa Jewell's writing is like a big warm hug and this book is a touching, insightful and gripping story which I simply couldn't put down" -- Sophie Kinsella "Lisa's best book yet. I loved it" -- Jane Fallon "The Truth about Melody Browne perfectly illustrates the truth about Lisa Jewell. She writes like a dream, creates characters that you really care about and tells a story so compelling that it will still be with you long after you've read the last page" -- Mike Gayle "Classic storytelling" Elle

ISBN: 9780099533672

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 24mm

Weight: 281g

400 pages