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Saving Missy
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
‘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
Critic Reviews
"A beautiful story about love, loss, guilt and the power of friendship." (Jill Mansell, author of Maybe This Time)
"The most beautiful and moving book I’ve read in a long time." (Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths)
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- Wendy Marsh
- 01-04-2020
What a book!!
There was absolutely nothing I didn't love about this book, laughing out loud at times, crying, this one is a keeper.
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- Sue
- 28-09-2020
heartwarming
Saving Missy touches on themes of old age, loneliness, grief, friendships, family relationships, personal growth. Written in the first person, this story of 79 yr old Millicent forming a new life for herself after tragedy and loss, interspersed with her memories which give her backstory, is at once, heart rending and heart warming. Beautiful story.
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- Tracey Davis
- 01-05-2022
Delightful read
This book shows joy can be found by opening yourself to others after losing a life partner.
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- Lea McVegan
- 13-06-2020
didn't want it to end
what a moving story. had tears prickling my eyes as often as it had me laughing.
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