Beth Morrey

For readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and A Man Called Ove, a life-affirming, deeply moving "coming-of-old" story, a celebration of how ordinary days are made extraordinary through friendship, family, and the power of forgiving yourself--at any age. "At a time when people are having to isolate, [this novel is] a balm, offering an expansive sense of love and possibility at a time when the main characters feel like those chances are gone." --Christian Science Monitor The world has changed around seventy-nine-year-old librarian Millicent Carmichael, aka Missy. Though quick to admit that she often found her roles as a housewife and mother less than satisfying, Missy once led a bustling life driven by two children, an accomplished and celebrated husband, and a Classics degree from Cambridge. Now her husband is gone, her daughter is estranged after a shattering argument, and her son has moved to his wife's native Australia, taking Missy's beloved only grandchild half-a-world away. She spends her days sipping sherry, avoiding people, and rattling around in her oversized, under-decorated house waiting for...what exactly? The last thing Missy expects is for two perfect strangers and one spirited dog named Bob to break through her prickly exterior and show Missy just how much love she still has to give. In short order, Missy finds herself in the jarring embrace of an eclectic community that simply won't take no for an answer--including a rambunctious mutt-on-loan whose unconditional love gives Missy a reason to re-enter the world one muddy paw print at a time. Filled with wry laughter and deep insights, The Love Story of Missy Carmichael is a coming-of-old story that shows us it's never too late to forgive yourself and, just as important, it's never too late to love.

The Love Story of Missy Carmichael

'A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates community and kindness' Sunday Times Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home; the sound of the radio in the dark; the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. Spiky and defensive, Missy knows that her loneliness is all her own fault. She deserves no more than this; not after what she's done. But a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new. Another life beckons for Missy, if only she can be brave enough to grasp the opportunity. But seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isn't it? 'Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting ... I loved it' Nina Stibbe

Saving Missy

A heartening and life-affirming novel about a single mother learning to make a bigger life, and the power of human connection to grow our worlds. Delphine Jones's world is about to get much bigger...if only she'd let it. Devoted single mother Delphine Jones is an expert at putting her head down and moving through life one day at a time. Since getting pregnant at sixteen, her circle has only ever included her now eleven-year-old daughter and best friend, Em, and her complicated father whom they live with. But when an opportunity for her to finish school presents itself, Delphine finally does something she hasn't done in years: she takes a chance on herself. Sometimes all it takes is one chance. As Delphine rediscovers her passions and her belief in herself, her circle expands to include an Oscar-winning actress turned teacher, an Eritrean couple running a local café-cum-jazz club, an elderly French widow looking to converse, and a handsome musician who awakens something in Delphine that she thought had been long buried. But as Delphine's eyes and heart start to open, she must also face questions she's stonewalled for more than a decade, questions about Em's father. Is she brave enough?

Delphine Jones Takes a Chance

A hilarious and empowering perimenopausal Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, about Clover Hendry, 46, and the day she decides to stop keeping the plates spinning, say F@#! it all, and finally get hers. Today is not the day to mess with Clover Hendry. Clover hasn’t said “No” a day in her life. Until today. Normally a woman who tips her hairdresser even when the cut is hideous, is endlessly patient with her horrendous mother, and says yes every time her boss asks her to work late—today, things are going to be very different. Because Clover is taking the day off. Today, she’s going to do and say whatever she likes, even if it means her whole life unravels. What made Clover change her ways? Why doesn’t she care anymore? There’s more to this day than meets the eye. Clover Hendry's Day Off is a joyful, raging, galvanizing story about putting life on pause, pleasing yourself, and getting your own back. Whatever it takes. Because when Clover stops caring, she can start living.

Clover Hendry's Day Off

Clover Hendry is walking out of work at 9.47am without a care in the world. She's taking some me-time, and everyone else had better get out of her way. 

Lucky Day

Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home; the sound of the radio in the dark; the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. Spiky and defensive, Missy knows that her loneliness is all her own fault. She deserves no more than this; not after what she's done. But a chance encounter in the park with two very different women and one lovable dog opens the door to something new. Another life beckons for Missy, if only she can be brave enough to grasp the opportunity. But seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isn't it?

La Segunda Vida de Missy

«Il miglior debutto dell’anno, scardina qualsiasi luogo comune. La voce della protagonista è unica e la ricorderete per molto tempo.» The Guardian «Sta per arrivare la nuova Eleanor Oliphant.» The Bookseller «Un esordio toccante in cui l’autrice, con grande maestria, ci ricorda l’importanza della gentilezza e la forza dell’altruismo.» The Sunday Times «Erano anni che non si vedevano così tanti editori pronti ad aggiudicarsi un esordio straordinario come questo. Un caso davvero unico.» The Daily Telegraph «Un romanzo da gustare pagina dopo pagina. Non rimarrete delusi.» Literary Journal La mia casa è grande. Troppo grande. Ma io non sento la solitudine. La mia vita mi piace così. Uguale, giorno dopo giorno. Non ho bisogno degli altri. La maggior parte di loro, comunque, non si accorge di me. E io non faccio nulla perché questo accada. Eppure una mattina al parco qualcuno si è avvicinato. Due donne mi hanno vista persa nei miei pensieri e mi hanno offerto un caffè. Niente di che. Un piccolo gesto. Qualcosa che nessuno faceva per me da tanto tempo. Una gentilezza dopo la quale nulla è stato come prima. La mia seconda vita ha avuto inizio. La mia casa non è più così grande, se intorno al tavolo della cucina siamo in tanti. Com’era una volta. Le mie passeggiate sono diventate più lunghe, se fatte con qualcuno accanto. Ho aperto uno spiraglio nel guscio in cui mi ero rifugiata. Ma all’inizio l’ho richiuso subito, per paura che qualcuno potesse conoscere i segreti che non ho mai confessato a nessuno. Sono sempre stata brava a nasconderli. A poco a poco, però, ho scoperto la magia del fidarsi e del lasciar andare. Anche gli sbagli. Anche il dolore. Perché le persone sono pronte non solo a giudicare, ma anche a starti vicino. Basta permetterglielo. Una protagonista come non ne avete mai conosciute. Un esordio con un successo planetario come non avveniva da anni. Una storia pronta a cambiarvi la vita come non è mai accaduto finora. Dopo aver scalato le classifiche a pochi giorni dall’uscita, dopo aver riempito di recensioni entusiastiche le pagine culturali dei principali giornali del mondo, dopo aver fatto innamorare i lettori, anche i più esigenti, dopo essere state scelte per la trasposizione cinematografica, finalmente arrivano in Italia Beth Morrey e la sua Missy Carmichael. Preparatevi a conoscerla, sarà con voi per sempre, sul vostro comodino e nel vostro cuore.

La seconda vita di Missy Carmichael

Em & Me

Clover Hendry is walking out of work at 9.47am without a care in the world. She's talking some me-time, and everyone else had better get out of her way.

Prickly. Stubborn. Terribly lonely. But everyone deserves a second chance... A dazzling debut for 2020 - are you ready to meet Missy Carmichael? Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home; the sound of the radio in the dark; the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. Spiky and defensive, Missy knows that her loneliness is all her own fault. She deserves no more than this; not after what she's done. But a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new. Another life beckons for Missy, if only she can be brave enough to grasp the opportunity. But seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isn't it? 'Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting ... I loved it' Nina Stibbe

You can't change your past But what comes next is up to you That's what life turns on, isn't it? The choices and moments that change everything Once upon a time, Delphine Jones had big dreams. Clever, beautiful and ambitious, she was going to get an education, travel the world, make her mark. But somewhere along the line, it all went wrong... Now Delphine is a struggling single mum, serving coffee for a living, fishing coins out the back of the sofa to make ends meet. All she wants is a safe place for her and her daughter Em, yet nothing she does makes a difference. But there is one thing she never gave up: hope. When a brief reprieve from her daily grind forces her to look outwards, she begins to remember who she is and what she's capable of. Her world opens up, offering new opportunities, adventures - even love - if only she can put the past behind her. Can hope bloom into something more for Delphine and Em?

Em and Me

Een tweede kans voor Missy van Beth Morrey is een roman die doorspekt is met liefde, verlies en eenzaamheid, maar vooral met hoop. Een aangrijpend maar ook enorm feelgood ‘coming of old age’-verhaal. Een tweede kans voor Missy van Beth Morrey gaat over de negenenzeventigjarige Missy Carmichael. Missy’s wereld is tegenwoordig heel klein. Ze heeft verdriet omdat ze nauwelijks nog contact heeft met haar familie. Haar huis is doodstil, op haar voetstappen, het geluid van de radio en het tikken van de klok na. Missy is een mopperkont geworden en ze weet dat ze haar eenzaamheid alleen maar aan zichzelf te danken heeft. Ze verdient ook niet beter, denkt ze, na wat ze gedaan heeft. Dan ontmoet ze in het park per toeval twee heel verschillende vrouwen en neemt haar leven een onverwachte wending. Er wacht een heel nieuw leven op Missy, maar dan moet ze wel moedig genoeg zijn om haar kansen te grijpen. Is ze met haar negenenzeventig jaar te oud voor een tweede kans? Een tweede kans voor Missy is een roman die doorspekt is met liefde, verlies en eenzaamheid, maar vooral met hoop. Het is een aangrijpend ‘coming of old age’-verhaal waarin gewone dagen bijzonder worden door de kracht van vriendschap, saamhorigheid en vergiffenis voor jezelf, op welke leeftijd dan ook. Een tweede kans voor Missy van Beth Morrey is het hoopvolste debuut van 2021! 'Geweldig debuut.' - Troskompas 'Wat een heerlijk, onbekommerd debuut. Een echte feelgood maar dan wel eentje die haarscherp in beeld brengt hoe alleenstaande ouderen kunnen worstelen met eenzaamheid, moeizame familierelaties en een slinkend inkomen.' - ZIN 'De meest besproken debuutroman van de Frankfurter Buchmesse.' – The Sunday Times 'Je wilt elk moment vasthouden van dit fantastische debuut. Een verbluffend mooi verhaal.' – Woman’s Weekly 'Een prachtig verhaal over liefde, verlies, schuld en de kracht van vriendschap.' – Jill Mansell

Een tweede kans voor Missy

A free sampler of Saving Missy, 2020’s most astonishing debut Prickly. Stubborn. Terribly lonely. But everyone deserves a second chance...

Saving Missy: Free Sampler

Prickly. Stubborn. Terribly lonely. But everyone deserves a second chance... A dazzling debut for 2020 – are you ready to meet Missy Carmichael?

Casey McQuiston

Melinda Metz

Laura Jane Williams

Christine Ziegler

Stella Tack

Marie Matisek

Steffi von Wolff

Lily Oliver

Anna Herzblum

Corinna Vossius

Emily Henry

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