We All Live Here
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:11th Feb '25
Should be back in stock very soon

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller
A fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family
‘The best book she has ever written’ Marian Keyes
'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell'
'Her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story' Jodi Picoult
'Enchanting, bang on. Full of silliness and sorrow. An entertaining yet tender take on how to hold a family together without forgetting who you are' Herald
'So funny, touching and full of wisdom: Jojo Moyes at her very best' Sophie Kinsella
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Welcome to the Kennedy household:
Lila wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive, before discovering her ex was playing happy families with another woman. A woman she sees everyday at school pick-up.
Bill, her stepdad, moved in after Lila’s mum died. He’s kind, old-fashioned and driving her absolutely nuts.
Celie, Lila’s eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she’s stopped going. Her mother’s fine with that – because she doesn’t know yet.
Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she’ll never, ever change.
And Truant the dog, who has just bitten the American actor who’s suddenly landed on the Kennedys' doorstep.
This is Gene – Lila’s estranged father, and no one’s idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago – and wherever he goes domestic discord follows.
Because Gene’s presence changes things in unexpected ways. Soon the girls discover a kindred spirit in a man always chasing life’s joy. Bill even loosens up. And Lila finds herself, astonishingly, dating.
Something is happening to the Kennedy household – but what is it?
And will it break, or save, their family?
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'Warm, witty and wonderful. The kind of book you smile at whilst reading' Chris Whitaker
Praise for Someone Else's Shoes:
'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour'THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'
'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does' JODI PICOULT
'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES
'A book we all need in our...
Jojo Moyes is as wise, funny and glorious as ever with We All Live Here. She never ever disappoints -- Lisa Jewell
The best book she has ever written . . . mature, compassionate, wise -- Marian Keyes
No one writes women of a certain age better than Jojo Moyes - reminding us that we matter, even when the world tries to make us invisible. It takes a master of the craft to catalogue the messy vicissitudes of life in a way that both haunts and validates the reader’s own experiences, and her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story -- Jodi Picoult
Enchanting, bang on. Full of silliness and sorrow. An entertaining yet tender take on how to hold a family together without forgetting who you are * Herald *
We All Live Here is so funny, touching and full of wisdom: Jojo Moyes at her very best -- Sophie Kinsella
Warm, witty and wonderful.We All Live Here is a story of family and friendship, of love, compassion and, most importantly, a timely reminder of what truly matters most. The kind of book you smile at whilst reading -- Chris Whitaker
Praise for Jojo Moyes * - *
Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them * New York Times *
Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour * The Times *
Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love * Sunday Express *
ISBN: 9780241415511
Dimensions: 242mm x 163mm x 38mm
Weight: 678g
448 pages