Vince and Joy

The bestselling love story about one missed chance, and two people changed for all time. One Day before its time.

From teenage love in an eighties holiday park to flatshares, relationships, career crises and children, Vince and Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined.

The huge bestseller from the author of The Family Upstairs and The Girls - a love story for anyone who adored One Day in December and David Nicholls.


Sometimes, finding your destiny is easy. Following it, isn't...
When Vince and Joy meet on holiday, their connection is instant and, before long, they are head over heels in love.

But, after two blissful weeks, a misunderstanding forces them apart.

When they cross paths seven years later, they realise they’ve been living very different lives.

Yet neither of them has been able to let go of their first love. . .

Sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time.
But can you ever know if this is the right time?

'Vince and Joy got me through a hard time. Gave me the strength to walk away from my situation. When we read books about characters we can relate to, it makes us feel less alone. An awakening' C L Moore

'A gem of a read' Grazia

'One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and unexpectedness of real life. A book you simply disappear into. And you emerge two days later on a cloud of cosy memories' Sunday Telegraph

'A Must Buy Book - classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful' Company