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By: Penny Parkes
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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***Penny Parkes' brilliant new novel MAYBE TOMORROW is out now!***

'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' AJ Pearce, author of
Dear Mrs Bird

A gripping and heartfelt story about overcoming the past and finding where you belong.


Anna Wilson travels the world as a professional housesitter – stepping into other people’s lives - caring for their homes, pets and sometimes even neighbours. Living vicariously.

But all Anna has ever really wanted is a home of her own – a proper one, filled with family and love and happy memories. If only she knew where to start.

Growing up in foster care, she always envied her friends their secure and carefree lives, their certainty and confidence. And, while those same friends may have become her family of choice, Anna is still stuck in that nomadic cycle, looking for answers, trying to find the courage to put down roots and find a place to call home.

Compelling, rich and evocative, Home is Anna’s journey to discovering that it isn’t where you settle down that matters, but the people you have around you when you do.

‘I loved this warm and touching story about home, belonging, and finding your way in the world. Vivid, evocative and beautifully written, with a message of hope at its heart’ Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You

'Friends are where the heart is… I very much enjoyed this thoughtful and absorbing novel' Kate Eberlen, author of Only You

'A gorgeous, thoughtful read' Catherine Isaac, author of The World at My Feet

'Clever, warm and funny, Penny writes with a big heart, a light touch and supreme confidence. Home will be on all the best bookshelves! The ultimate comfort read' Veronica Henry, author of A Wedding at the Beach Hut

'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting, this book wouldn’t leave me. I loved it’ Katie Fforde, author of A Wedding in the Country

©2021 Penny Parkes (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, UK
Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' (AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird)
'A gorgeous, thoughtful read' (Catherine Isaac, author of The World at My Feet)
'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting, this book wouldn’t leave me. I loved it’ (Katie Fforde, author of A Wedding in the Country)
'Clever, warm and funny, Penny writes with a big heart, a light touch and supreme confidence. Home will be on all the best bookshelves! The ultimate comfort read' (Veronica Henry, author of A Wedding at the Beach Hut)
‘I loved this warm and touching story about home, belonging, and finding your way in the world. Vivid, evocative and beautifully written, with a message of hope at its heart’ (Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You)
'Friends are where the heart is… I very much enjoyed this thoughtful and absorbing novel' (Kate Eberlen, author of Only You)
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Good idea and story line, well written too but the protagonist’s rumination is repetitive and makes the whole experience quite boring… Just how much long-winded philosophical rumination is needed to find yourself? I only got to the end thanks to the excellent narration.

Well written but long-winded

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I found this listen really fascinating.

I have never read a book like this before. I didn't even think about jobs where you can actually be paid to look after someone's house whilst they are on holiday. So to write a book about that I think Penny Parkes did brilliantly.

Laura Kirman always does a great job at narrating.

This is a listen that I recommend.

REFRESHINGLY DIFFERENT 4🌟🌟🌟🌟

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I have read all the books by this author and loved each one, so was so pleased to find this latest book, but also interested as it is different from her Larkford series. It was even better than her others, a great read, I felt so attached to the characters, just need another one now!

Love this book

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Thought provoking for me and enjoyed the writing style
Have to say don’t find her other books my kind of thing but this made stop and think about my own life

Well written light touch

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I found it hard not to continuously listen to this book well into the night.. it was well written and the way thoughts and feelings were described made me reassess my own life.
Definitely worth a read.

Best book in a long time

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I wasn’t sure about this to start with but soon found myself utterly sucked in with this book of charming characters. I identified with Anna far more than I care to admit. Can’t rate this high enough!

Fantastic

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Only finished this because I had paid for it and kept hoping it would improve.
Felt it would have been better if it was not so long. Liked the characters in the book but found the introspection repetitive and dull.
Narrator very good.

Disappointed

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A fabulous book. Ups and downs, fun and laughter, heartache and more. I loved this book. It touched on every emotion and told of how precious friendship is. A must read book.

The richness of friendship

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This book is extremely well written. I could not put this book down. I am really looking forward to finding more books from this author. More please!

Exceptional

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what a wonderful story...

amazing narration of fabulous characters

can't wait for another Penny Parkes.

fantastic

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