Francesca Hornak

'One of the best books of the year' Hello! 'If you are struggling with self-isolation in the family home, then this is the novel for you' Abbie Greaves, author of The Silent Treatment The joyful, sharply observed and life-affirming story about being quarantined with your loved ones. Also a Radio 2 Bookclub pick. It's the holidays, and the Birch family is gathering for the first time in years. Olivia, the eldest daughter, has returned from treating an epidemic abroad and must go into quarantine for seven days. Her mother has decided it's the perfect opportunity to spend some 'special time' together. Her youngest sister wholeheartedly disagrees. Her father isn't allowed an opinion. When no one can leave the house and no one can enter, quaratine for the Birches feels like an eternity. Especially when they're all harbouring secrets. One of which is about to come knocking at their door... Rave reviews for Seven Days of Us: 'LOVED it! Warm and humane, funny and sad, with a great, twisty plot, Seven Days of Us is absolute pleasure reading from beginning to end' Marian Keyes 'I loved this comic drama...the plot is genius...and the results are hilarious and touching' Daily Mail 'One of the best family dramas you'll ever read' Best 'Francesca Hornak is hilariously funny with characters that jump off the page, grab you, and just won't let go' Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Sister 'Sharply observed by Hornak's satirical eye, this has "Working Title film deal" written all over it' Glamour 'Expertly captures the joys and the tensions of spending any time with those who know you best. It thoroughly deserves to be this year's big Christmas hit' The i 'Absorbing, insightful and immensely enjoyable' Laura Barnett, bestselling author of The Versions of Us 'Compassionate, witty and wise' Saskia Sarginson, bestselling author of The Twins 'I LOVED Seven Days of Us. The story swallowed me up. It has all the makings of your classic rom-com, with characters that are both remarkable yet wonderfully relatable' The Unmumsy Mum 'Touching, funny, emotionally intelligent, Seven Days of Us is pure pleasure from beginning to end. It's stylishly written and totally engrossing. I really, really loved it' Adele Geras

the most hilarious and life-affirming novel about a family in crisis

Seven Days of Us

Det är långhelg och för första gången på länge är hela familjen Birch samlad i det gamla huset i Norfolk när den äldsta dottern Olivia har kommit hem för att vara tillsammans med sin familj i en vecka. Två föräldrar och två vuxna döttrar, var och en med en hemlighet som de tvingas konfrontera under veckan. Och mitt i röran dyker en oväntad gäst upp som ställer allt på sin spets. Sju dagar med familjen är en varm och rolig roman om livets glädjeämnen och sorger – med hög igenkänningsfaktor för alla som någon gång umgåtts med sin familj lite för länge. Översättare: Birgitta Wernbro-Augustsson

Sju dagar med familjen

Sieben Tage wir

A Novel

Francesca Hornakin lämmin ja viihdyttävä romaani vie englantilaiseen maalaiskartanoon perimmäisen kysymyksen äärelle: miksi on vaikeinta elää juuri niiden kanssa, joita eniten rakastaa?

Viikko on pitkä aika

Sedm dní spolu

Não existem segredos para uma família em quarentena. Uma semana é muito tempo para passar com a família... A família Birch irá se reunir em Weyfield Hall, para o Natal, pela primeira vez em muitos anos. Emma está eufórica com a chegada da filha mais velha, Olivia, mesmo sabendo que o único motivo para o seu regresso é a quarentena à qual deverá se submeter após ter sido voluntária no tratamento de uma epidemia devastadora na África. Enquanto Emma se esforça para parecer tranquila e para agradar a filha recém-chegada, seu marido, Andrew, jornalista e renomado crítico de restaurantes, passa os dias isolado em seu escritório, revirando o passado e revivendo seus dias de glória como um correspondente de guerra. Phoebe, a filha mais nova, vive em um mundo frívolo que gira somente ao seu redor, e durante a quarentena se dedica de forma obsessiva à organização de sua cerimônia de casamento, para o desgosto de Olivia que tenta superar o choque cultural causado pelo contraste entre os luxos da vida de sua família e as mazelas de um país subdesenvolvido. Pelos próximos sete dias ninguém poderá entrar nem sair da casa. Isolados do mundo e presos à companhia indesejada uns dos outros, uma semana pode se tornar uma eternidade para os Birch. Especialmente quando todos têm segredos a esconder. Um deles prestes a bater à porta. "O enredo é genial e os resultados são hilários e emocionantes." - Daily Mail "Muito engraçado e encantadoramente britânico" - People "Hornak embebe cada personagem com uma singularidade que destaca a sua perspectiva da natureza humana." - Publishers Weekly "A magnífica estreia de Hornak é sagaz, engraçada e pungente ao mesmo tempo." - Library Journal

Sete dias juntos

Anyone who has ever given birth knows that a mother’s worrying is never done. Parenting books give wildly contradictory advice, late-night Googling induces blind panic, and, in today’s ultra-competitive environment, other parents just make you feel worse. This hilarious book, by first-time mother and Sunday Times columnist Francesca Hornak, captures perfectly the madness of modern parenting, with 101 worries all mums will have experienced themselves, on topics including food-throwing toddlers, technology-addicted teenagers, and an imaginary friend called Neil. Beautifully illustrated by renowned cartoonist Dorrance, this book is a welcome slice of light relief from all the fretting mums are expected to do these days.

101 Neuroses for the Modern Mama

Worry with Mother

Since Spring 2013, Francesca Hornak has been writing a hugely popular column in the Sunday Times Style section, 'History of the World in 100 Modern Objects'. Featuring a different iconic object each week, the column explores contemporary middle-class life through the objects we fetishise. Each column is a little vignette about a different character, such as Izzy, who's 26 and interns at Kelly Hoppen and gets into a spat with her flatmate about a twee Oliver Bonas cake stand, Nick, 40, who's considering the safety aspects of his children's bike trailer and remembering his old DJing days, and Philippa, 64, who's tussling with her Sky TV remote after her divorce. Funny, charming and sometimes poignant, each column is an evocative slice of modern life. The columns are accompanied by crisp, colourful illustrations by the illustrator James Joyce, which make the book into a design object itself.

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