{"product_id":"half-a-world-awaybooks","title":"Half a World Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON'T MISS MIKE'S BRAND NEW NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eA SONG OF ME AND YOU\u003c\/i\u003e - AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His most accomplished and moving novel yet'\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Jewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Emotionally high-voltage' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrangers living worlds apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrangers with nothing in common.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut it wasn't always that way...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerry Hayes \u003c\/b\u003eis single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah Martineau \u003c\/b\u003eis a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill. Adopted as a young child, Noah never looks back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Kerry contacts Noah\u003c\/b\u003e, the sibling she lost on the day they were torn apart as children, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns funny and moving, \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that will stay with you long after you read its final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These are people who matter, situations one can believe. Most readers will find themselves caring very much. \u003cb\u003eA life-affirming read.\u003c\/b\u003e' Vine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It isn't easy, it is heart-wrenching, but, oh, is it worth reading. \u003cb\u003eI can't recommend this book highly enough.\u003c\/b\u003e' Vine \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'How have I not read a Mike Gayle book before? \u003cb\u003eI want to give this book all of the starts in the universe. \u003c\/b\u003eI cried my eyes out at the end. \u003cb\u003eIt is touching, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking.\u003c\/b\u003e' Netgalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This story is raw and beautiful and sad. \u003cb\u003eIt puts lots of things into perspective and makes you think about what is important in life\u003c\/b\u003e. Beautifully written, easy to read and will certainly bring tears to your eyes. A must read.' Netgalley \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a beautiful, beautiful book. It's about family, about class, about love, about choices and sacrifice. It's about letting go and learning to hold on. It's optimistic and heartbreaking and funny and emotional. \u003cb\u003eIt's the kind of book that will stay with you, long after you finish it. Buy it, read it, love it \u003c\/b\u003e- and hang on to those tissues, you'll need them.' Netgalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthors love \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mike Gayle has such a talent for delving into hearts, minds and contemporary issues. \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e is supremely poignant, uplifting and heartwarming in equal measure - as well as being a real page-turner.' \u003cb\u003eSophie Kinsella, author of \u003ci\u003eSurprise Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mike has a prodigious talent for writing completely relatable characters who draw you into their world and tug at your heart strings. \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute triumph and a joy to read. Once again Mike tackles complex and thorny issues with a confident and compassionate hand.' \u003cb\u003eRuth Hogan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Half a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e is heartbreaking and beautiful, full of poignant moments and characters you fall for from page one. I couldn't put it down.' \u003cb\u003eLibby Page, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lido\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gayle, Mike","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":47146016735456,"sku":"","price":13.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0e07aeda-4459-4894-861a-aec2ee7184d4.jpg?v=1742145109","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/half-a-world-awaybooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}