New Releases by Jojo Moyes

Una novela con la que reirás y llorarás. Y cuando llegues a la última página, querrás empezar de nuevo. Una madre soltera Con dos trabajos y dos hijos, Jess Thomas hace lo que puede para sobrevivir día tras día. Pero no es fácil lograrlo sola. Y a veces eso te obliga a correr riesgos que no deberías... porque no tienes más remedio. Una familia caótica Su peculiar y superdotada hija Tanzie es extraordinaria con los números, pero sin ayuda nunca logrará una oportunidad para demostrarlo. Y Nicky, su hijastro adolescente, no puede enfrentarse solo a los abusos que sufre en el colegio. A veces Jess siente que se hunden... Un atractivo desconocido A sus vidas llega Ed Nicholls, un hombre cuyo presente es un absoluto caos, y que trata de escapar de un futuro totalmente incierto. Pero Ed tiene todo el tiempo del mundo. Sabe lo que es estar solo. Y quiere ayudar. Una irresistible historia de amor Uno más uno es una novela romántica, cautivadora y nada convencional sobre dos almas perdidas que se encuentran en las más extrañas circunstancias. Reseñas: «Otro éxito seguro... Una moderna historia de amor maravillosamente escrita de la mejor autora británica contemporánea.» Sun on Sunday «Advertencia de seguridad: si estás planeando leer Uno más uno durante tus vacaciones de verano, embadúrnate bien de protector factor 50. Una vez que empieces el libro no serás capaz de levantar la vista de sus páginas hasta que seas la única persona que queda en la playa.» The Washington Post «Moyes ha hecho un magnífico trabajo dando vida a un reparto de personajes carismáticos, creíbles y absolutamente irresistibles.» Independent on Sunday «Una historia de amor, un road trip y un drama familiar combinados en un libro fantástico que se lee compulsivamente. Jojo Moyes ha triunfado una vez más.» Hello! «Una excelente lectura para antes de ir a dormir, perfecta para calentarte el corazón en una fría noche de invierno.» Woman «Habitado por personajes maravillosos, un libro que te hará sentir bien, escrito por una autora encantadora.» Choice MagazineENGLISH DESCRIPTIONAmerican audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes.Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. Now, with One Plus One, she''s written another contemporary opposites-attract love story. Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can''t afford to pay for. That''s Jess''s life in a nutshell—until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess''s knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages . . . maybe ever. One Plus One is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. You''ll laugh, you''ll weep, and when you flip the last page, you''ll want to start all over again.

Tomando un trabajo como asistente de entusiastas de los deportes extremos Will, que está en silla de ruedas después de un accidente de motocicleta, Louisa lucha con humor mordaz de su empleador y se entera de sus planes impactantes antes demostrando que lo que la vida todavía vale la pena vivir.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else''s Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. “You’re going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. But I hope you feel a bit exhilarated too. Live boldly. Push yourself. Don’t settle. Just live well. Just live. Love, Will.” How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will’s past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . . For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.

Há dez anos, Jess Thomas ficou grávida e largou a escola para se casar com Marty. Dois anos atrás, Marty saiu de casa e nunca mais voltou. Fazendo faxinas de manhã e trabalhando como garçonete em um pub à noite, Jess mal ganha o suficiente para sustentar a filha Tanzie e o enteado Nicky, que ela cria há oito anos. Jess está muito preocupada com o sensível Nicky, um adolescente gótico e mal-humorado que vive apanhando dos colegas. Já Tanzie, o pequeno gênio da matemática, tem outro problema: ela acabou de receber uma generosa bolsa de estudos em uma escola particular, mas Jess não tem condições de pagar a diferença. Sua única esperança é que a menina vença uma Olimpíada de Matemática que será disputada na Escócia. Mas como eles farão para chegar lá? Enquanto isso, um dos clientes de faxina de Jess, o gênio da computação Ed Nicholls, decide se refugiar em sua casa de praia por causa de uma denúncia de práticas ilegais envolvendo sua empresa. Entre ele e Jess ocorre o que pode ser chamado de ódio à primeira vista. Mas quando Ed fica bêbado no pub em que Jess trabalha, ela faz questão de deixá-lo em casa, em segurança. Em parte agradecido, mas principalmente para escapar da pressão dos advogados, da ex-mulher e da irmã ― que insiste em que ele vá visitar o pai doente ―, Ed oferece uma carona a Jess, os filhos e o enorme cão da família até a cidade onde acontecerá o torneio. Começa então uma viagem repleta de enjoos, comida ruim e engarrafamentos. A situação perfeita para o início de uma história de amor entre uma mãe solteira falida e um geek milionário. “Leiam esse livro. Na verdade, leiam todos os livros de Jojo Moyes, porque eles falam sobre a vida cotidiana. Se você tem algum sentimento ou empatia, se vive e respira como qualquer ser humano, tenho que pedir que leia os livros dela.” The World Book Night Book Club

Una novela con la que reirás y llorarás. Y cuando llegues a la última página, querrás empezar de nuevo. Una madre soltera Con dos trabajos y dos hijos, Jess Thomas hace lo que puede para sobrevivir día tras día. Pero no es fácil lograrlo sola. Y a veces eso te obliga a correr riesgos que no deberías... porque no tienes más remedio. Una familia caótica Su peculiar y superdotada hija Tanzie es extraordinaria con los números, pero sin ayuda nunca logrará una oportunidad para demostrarlo. Y Nicky, su hijastro adolescente, no puede enfrentarse solo a los abusos que sufre en el colegio. A veces Jess siente que se hunden... Un atractivo desconocido A sus vidas llega Ed Nicholls, un hombre cuyo presente es un absoluto caos, y que trata de escapar de un futuro totalmente incierto. Pero Ed tiene todo el tiempo del mundo. Sabe lo que es estar solo. Y quiere ayudar. Una irresistible historia de amor Uno más uno es una novela romántica, cautivadora y nada convencional sobre dos almas perdidas que se encuentran en las más extrañas circunstancias. Reseñas: «Otro éxito seguro... Una moderna historia de amor maravillosamente escrita de la mejor autora británica contemporánea.» Sun on Sunday «Advertencia de seguridad: si estás planeando leer Uno más uno durante tus vacaciones de verano, embadúrnate bien de protector factor 50. Una vez que empieces el libro no serás capaz de levantar la vista de sus páginas hasta que seas la única persona que queda en la playa.» The Washington Post «Moyes ha hecho un magnífico trabajo dando vida a un reparto de personajes carismáticos, creíbles y absolutamente irresistibles.» Independent on Sunday «Una historia de amor, un road trip y un drama familiar combinados en un libro fantástico que se lee compulsivamente. Jojo Moyes ha triunfado una vez más.» Hello! «Una excelente lectura para antes de ir a dormir, perfecta para calentarte el corazón en una fría noche de invierno.» Woman «Habitado por personajes maravillosos, un libro que te hará sentir bien, escrito por una autora encantadora.» Choice Magazine

The year is 1946, and all over the world young women are crossing the seas in their thousands en route to the men they married in wartime. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other brides on an extraordinary voyage to England - aboard the Victoria, which carries not just arms and aircraft, but a thousand naval officers and men.

Av den bästsäljande författaren till Livet efter dig, Sophies historia och Sista brevet från din älskade kommer här hennes senaste roman som tar dig med på en oförglömlig roadtrip genom Storbritanniens klassamhälle.Jess Thomas ́ liv suger. Hennes man har stuckit och hon tvingas ha dubbla jobb för att försörja sina två barn. Styvsonen Nicky kommer hem blåslagen från den ruffa kommunala skolan och stänger in sig med datorn på sitt rum. Dottern Tanzie är lite av ett mattegeni, men när hon erbjuds en plats på en trevlig privatskola räcker pengarna inte till. Om hon inte kan vinna första pris i Skottlands matematikolympiad?Men Jess har varken bil eller pengar till tågbiljetter.IT-miljonären Ed, med ett eget kaotiskt förflutet, blir av en tillfällighet deras riddare i skinande rustning. När han erbjuder sig att köra den lilla familjen, inklusive illaluktande hunden Norman, tvärsigenom England till Skottland är det hans första osjälviska gärning på åratal "“ kanske någonsin. Men kommer de att hinna? Och om de gör det "“ kommer deras problem attvara över?Etthundra mil är en roadtrip genom Storbritanniens klassamhälle, en skildring av en familj som försöker behålla hoppet - och en annorlunda kärlekshistoria.

Den ene pluss en er en svært rørende, morsom og fengslende historie om den kjærligheten og vennskapet som kan oppstå under de mest usannsynlige omstendigheter - skrevet av Jojo Moyes, forfatteren bak bestselgeren Et helt halvt år. Livet til Jess er virkelig kaotisk: Med to jobber, to barn og en stinkende hund forsøker hun å gjøre det beste ut av hverdagen. Inn i livene deres kommer den kjekke Ed. På overflaten lever de to vidt forskjellige liv. Ed har tid og lyst til å hjelpe Jess, men kan han det, når hans eget liv nylig ble snudd på hodet?

Durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, o jovem pintor francês Édouard Lefèvre é obrigado a se separar de sua esposa, Sophie, para lutar no front. Vivendo com os irmãos e os sobrinhos em sua pequena cidade natal, agora ocupada pelos soldados alemães, Sophie apega-se às lembranças do marido admirando um retrato seu pintado por Édouard. Quando o quadro chama a atenção do novo comandante alemão, Sophie arrisca tudo — a família, a reputação e a vida — na esperança de rever Édouard, agora prisioneiro de guerra. Quase um século depois, na Londres dos anos 2000, a jovem viúva Liv Halston mora sozinha numa moderna casa com paredes de vidro. Ocupando lugar de destaque, um retrato de uma bela jovem, presente do seu marido pouco antes de sua morte prematura, a mantém ligada ao passado. Quando Liv finalmente parece disposta a voltar à vida, um encontro inesperado vai revelar o verdadeiro valor daquela pintura e sua tumultuada trajetória. Ao mergulhar na história da garota do quadro, Liv vê, mais uma vez, sua própria vida virar de cabeça para baixo. Tecido com habilidade, A garota que você deixou para trás alterna momentos tristes e alegres, sem descuidar dos meandros das grandes histórias de amor e da delicadeza dos finais felizes.] “Uma história ao mesmo tempo adorável e irônica. Um livro cativante.” Publishers Weekly “Jojo Moyes constrói com habilidade um livro emocionante. Do mesmo modo que em Como eu era antes de você, ela convida os leitores a refletirem sobre uma questão moralmente complexa.” The Washington Post “Um livro difícil de largar.” Library Journal “Nesta tocante história de ousadia, determinação e perspicácia, Jojo Moyes mantém o leitor em suspense até o último lenço.” Los Angeles Times Best seller VEJA

En kärlekshistoria som får dig att gråta, skratta och bli arg allt på en gångLou Clark och Will Traynor är så olika man kan vara. Lou bor hemma och försörjer sina föräldrar med lönen från kaféet där hon jobbar. Hon har inga ambitioner utanför den lilla stad där hon bott i hela sitt liv. Will var en atletisk A-personlighet, framgångsrik aktiemäklare med toppjobb i London och snygg flickvän. Tills en motorcykelolycka tog ifrån honom alltsammans.När Lou blir arbetslös tar hon jobbet som den totalförlamade Wills sällskapsdam enbart för att hon inte kan hitta något annat, och hon behöver verkligen pengarna.Will har bestämt sig hans liv är trångt och glädjelöst, och han vet exakt hur han ska få slut på alltihop. Lou bestämmer sig i sin tur för att få Will att ändra sig. Ingen av dem vet att de kommer att förändra varandra för alltid.Livet efter dig har blivit enormt älskad och populär i England, och valdes till årets bästa bok av läsarna i Richard & Judy Book Club. "En kärlekshistoria som får dig att gråta, skratta och bli arg allt på en gång"En bokcirkel för alla"Det är en rörande, smärtsam berättelse om en annorlunda kärlek. Språket är enkelt i kompositionen med en subtil humor, det dystra ämnet till trots. För att ta till en möjligen sliten kliché, så kan detta mycket väl vara århundradets kärlekshistoria."BibliotekstjänstJag har haft väldigt svårt att lägga ifrån mig boken och känner mig ovanligt engagerad i personerna, så till den milda grad att jag faktiskt tror att jag drömde om Lou och Will i natt. Lite som med One Day när det begav sig. Helena Dahlgren, Dark places bloggChrist alive, what an amazing book. I cant think of enough superlatives. Im sick from crying. Its INCREDIBLY moving and so brave dealing with such a delicate subject without any silly sidestepping. SUCH a great heroine, so belieavable, real, lovable, likeable. And what a powerful love story. And told with such warmth. My book of the year so far. PLEASE read it!Marian KeyesJOJO MOYES (f 1969) har jobbat som journalist, bl a på The Independent, men är sedan 2002 författare på heltid. Hon har skrivit nio romaner, varav tre finns på svenska: Det skyddande regnet, Moln över Arcadia och Brudskeppet.

Free eBook only exclusive sampler The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally bestselling author Jojo Moyes. One single mum With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it''s hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn''t. Because you have to . . . One chaotic family Jess''s gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she''ll never get the chance to shine. And Nicky, Jess''s teenage stepson, can''t fight the bullies alone. Sometimes Jess feels like they''re sinking . . . One handsome stranger Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it''s like to be lonely. And he wants to help . . . One unexpected love story The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances. Praise for Jojo Moyes: ''Majestic, utterly compelling, tremendous. A heart-stopping read'' Independent on Sunday ''Truly beautiful. Made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it'' Closer ''A triumph. Packs such an emotional punch, you''ll need a box of tissues'' Elle Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, The Last Letter From Your Lover, winner of Spring 2012''s most popular Richard and Judy Book Club title Me Before You and most recently The Girl you Left Behind. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You, the basis for the major motion picture, comes the touching, unforgettable story of three generations of Irish women faced with the fundamental truths of love, duty, and the unbreakable bond that unites mothers and daughters. Estranged from her mother since she ran away from her rural Irish home as a young woman, Kate swore a future oath that she’d always be a friend to her daughter, Sabine. But history has a way of repeating itself, and Kate now faces an ever-widening chasm between herself and her daughter. With Sabine about to make her own journey to Ireland to see the grandmother Kate abandoned, Kate is left wondering how they ever made it here, and what she can do to close the gap between them. For Joy, seeing her granddaughter is a dream come true. After the painful separation from Kate, she’s looking forward to having time with Sabine. Yet almost as soon as the young woman arrives, the lack of common ground between them deflates her enthusiasm. And when Sabine’s impetuous, inquisitive nature forces Joy to face long-buried secrets from her past, she realizes that perhaps it’s time to finally heal old wounds. “This perceptive…novel does the mother-and-daughter thing in page-turning style.”--Elle

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You, the basis for the major motion picture, comes a breathtaking drama of two women whose lives entwine through a lovely English seaside house. For Lottie Swift, Arcadia has always been magical. The breathtaking art deco house perched above the shoreline of the well-ordered village of Merham seems to stand still throughout the years. It has never changed, not really, but Lottie''s fate and fortune have been inextricably linked with that of the beautiful house, and it will forever be fixed in her mind as a symbol of adventure, youth, and of loves lost and gained. Even as her life—and the house—fall into disrepair. Years later another young woman comes to Merham. A designer hired to make over the now-empty Arcadia, Daisy Parsons seeks a new beginning, as Lottie once did. Fleeing a broken relationship and now facing being a single mother, Daisy finds refuge in the house, and something more—a love she thought she would never know again and a friendship unlike any she’s experienced before.

For fans of Jojo Moyes''s New York Times bestseller Me Before You and After You— an irresistible eBook-only novella and compelling prequel to her new novel, The Girl You Left Behind At the heart of Jojo Moyes'' heartbreaking new novel, The Girl You Left Behind, are two haunting love stories—that of Sophie and Édouard Lefèvre in France during the First World War, and, nearly a century later, Liv Halston and her husband David. Honeymoon in Paris takes place several years before the events to come in The Girl You Left Behind when both couples have just married. Sophie is swept up in the glamour of Belle Époque Paris but discovers that loving a celebrated artist like Édouard Lefèvre brings undreamt of complications. Following in Sophie''s footsteps a hundred years later, Liv, after a whirlwind romance, finds her Parisian honeymoon is not quite the romantic getaway she had been hoping for. . . . This enchanting self-contained story will have you falling in love with both young brides, and with Paris then and now, and it is the perfect appetizer for the The Girl You Left Behind, a spellbinding story of love, devotion, and passion in the hardest of times. Bonus: Includes a sneak peek from The Girl You Left Behind and Moyes’s previous novel, Me Before You.

Der Nr. 1-Bestseller, der alle Rekorde brach und weltweit die Herzen von über 16 Millionen Leser:innen eroberte. Eine Liebesgeschichte, anders als alle anderen. Die Liebesgeschichte von Lou und Will. Auch als Hollywood-Verfilmung ein großer Erfolg. Louisa Clark weiß, dass nicht viele in ihrer Heimatstadt ihren etwas schrägen Modegeschmack teilen. Sie weiß, dass sie gerne in dem kleinen Café arbeitet und dass sie ihren Freund Patrick eigentlich nicht liebt. Sie weiß nicht, dass sie schon bald ihren Job verlieren wird – und wie tief das Loch ist, in das sie dann fällt. Will Traynor weiß, dass es nie wieder so sein wird wie vor dem Unfall. Und er weiß, dass er dieses neue Leben nicht führen will. Er weiß nicht, dass er schon bald Lou begegnen wird. Romantisch, bewegend und herzzerreißend. Diese unvergessliche Liebesgeschichte von Bestsellerautorin Jojo Moyes hat ein ganzes Jahrzehnt geprägt. Wer Lou in sein Herz geschlossen hat, kann sich über die Fortsetzungen «Ein ganz neues Leben » und «Mein Herz in zwei Welten» freuen.

Aos 26 anos, Louisa Clark não tem muitas ambições. Ela mora com os pais, a irmã mãe solteira, o sobrinho pequeno e um avô que precisa de cuidados constantes desde que sofreu um derrame. Trabalha como garçonete num café, um emprego que não paga muito, mas ajuda nas despesas, e namora Patrick, um triatleta que não parece interessado nela. Não que ela se importe. Quando o café fecha as portas, Lou é obrigada a procurar outro emprego. Sem muitas qualificações, consegue trabalho como cuidadora de um tetraplégico. Will Traynor, de 35 anos, é inteligente, rico e mal-humorado. Preso a uma cadeira de rodas depois de um acidente de moto, o antes ativo e esportivo Will desconta toda a sua amargura em quem estiver por perto. Tudo parece pequeno e sem graça para ele, que sabe exatamente como dar um fim a esse sentimento. O que Will não sabe é que Lou está prestes a trazer cor a sua vida. E nenhum dos dois desconfia de que irá mudar para sempre a história um do outro. Como eu era antes de você é uma história de amor e uma história de família, mas acima de tudo é uma história sobre a coragem e o esforço necessários para retomar a vida quando tudo parece acabado.

THE HEARTBREAKING NO. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU ''A masterclass in storytelling that fans of Me Before You will adore'' ELLE ''Quite simply one of the best books I''ve read'' 5***** READER REVIEW ''Wonderfully well-written and completely engrossing'' DAILY MAIL ''Will make you laugh, cry and ignore everyone around you'' 5***** READER REVIEW _________ France, 1916. While her adored husband Edouard fights on the front, all Sophie has of him is the beautiful portrait he painted for her. But when the picture catches the eye of the village Kommandant, he cannot keep away from its subject, and Sophie is forced to make a terrible decision . . . Almost a century later, Sophie''s portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston, a wedding gift from her young husband before he died. A chance encounter reveals the painting''s true worth. But will its troubled history turn Liv''s life upside down all over again? _________ ''Another heart-stoppingly brilliant novel from Jojo Moyes'' Closer ''It will make you think long after you turn the final page'' Daily Mail ''A truly beautiful book . . . will make you laugh, cry and ignore everyone around you as you won''t be able to put it down!'' 5***** Reader Review ''Beware, once you pick up this book you will not be able to put it down!'' 5***** Reader Review

Includes excerpt from the author''s novel After you and readers guide.

Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix starring Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Nabhaan Rizwan and Joe Alwyn From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years It is 1960. When Jennifer Stirling wakes up in the hospital, she can remember nothing-not the tragic car accident that put her there, not her husband, not even who she is. She feels like a stranger in her own life until she stumbles upon an impassioned letter, signed simply "B", asking her to leave her husband. Years later, in 2003, a journalist named Ellie discovers the same enigmatic letter in a forgotten file in her newspaper''s archives. She becomes obsessed by the story and hopeful that it can resurrect her faltering career. Perhaps if these lovers had a happy ending she will find one to her own complicated love life, too. Ellie''s search will rewrite history and help her see the truth about her own modern romance. A spellbinding, intoxicating love story with a knockout ending, The Last Letter from Your Lover will appeal to the readers who have made One Day and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society bestsellers.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else''s Shoes. Liza McCullen will never escape her past. But the unspoilt beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves - if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. Until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt''s hotel, and the peace of Silver Bay is shattered. The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and disturbing eyes could destroy everything Liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbours her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love - never deserve to love - again.

Da das Leben in London zu teuer ist, kehrt Suzanna Peacock gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann in den kleinen Ort Dere Hampton zurück. Um sich etwas Eigenes aufzubauen, eröffnet sie einen Coffeeshop. Der Laden und seine Besucher verändern Suzannas Leben. - Ein Frauen- und Familienroman in Pilcher-Manier.

Merham is a well-ordered 1950s seaside town: the kind of town in which everyone knows their place (and those who don''t are promptly put in it). Lottie Swift, an evacuee who has grown up with the respectable Holden family, loves Merham, while the Holdens'' daughter Celia chafes against the constraints of the town. When a group of bohemians takes over Arcadia, a stark Art Deco house on the seafront, the girls are as drawn to its temptations as Merham''s citizens are appalled by them. They set in place a chain of events both within the Holden family and Merham itself which will have longstanding and tragic consequences for all concerned. Now, almost fifty years on, Arcadia is returning to life, and its inhabitants stirring up strong feelings again. And prompting more than one person to look into their own romantic history and ask: Can you ever leave your past behind?