The Hope Family Calendar by Mike Gayle
The charming and hilarious new novel from Mike Gayle, bestselling author of TURNING THIRTY, MR COMMITMENT and MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND.
I didn't move a muscle for a whole afternoon in my eagerness to finish this bookGayle writes with such warmth and wisdom about the human condition, at the same time creating a page-turner in this charming family tale which centres so movingly around unbearable loss. His easy, confident writing style draws you in to become another member of the Hope family and share with them the - often humorous - ups and downs of learning to live again after bereavement. Neither Tom nor Linda - the main characters - are perfect, but both are endearingly real. I highly recommend this novel - I know it will stay with me for a long time. -- Hilary Boyd, author of Thursdays in the Park
The Hope Family Calendar is the most heart-wrenching novel I've read this year...With a style similar to David Nicholls, Gayle's writing is incisive, lyrical and very beautiful...It's impossible not to fall in love with the Hope family. * Irish Independent *
An emotional and surprisingly funny story you'll want to read in one sitting. * Fabulous *
A delightfully easy and poignant read. * Closer *
Praise for Mike Gayle * : *
Wise, witty and wonderful . . . a triumph! -- Jenny Colgan on TURNING FORTY
Not just readable, fresh and witty, but sophisticated in execution . . . funny but also poignant. * Independent on Sunday on TURNING THIRTY *
A funny and frank account of a hopeless romantic. * The Times on MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND *
Mike Gayle has carved a whole new niche out of the male confessional novel. * Evening Standard on WISH YOU WERE HERE *
Unique, funny and full of drama . . . Genius! -- Closer on THE STAG AND HEN WEEKEND
Wise, witty and with endearing characters, this is a feel-good-read with lots of laughs. * Woman on WISH YOU WERE HERE *
The Hope Family Calendar is the most heart-wrenching novel I've read this year...With a style similar to David Nicholls, Gayle's writing is incisive, lyrical and very beautiful...It's impossible not to fall in love with the Hope family. * Irish Independent *
An emotional and surprisingly funny story you'll want to read in one sitting. * Fabulous *
A delightfully easy and poignant read. * Closer *
Praise for Mike Gayle * : *
Wise, witty and wonderful . . . a triumph! -- Jenny Colgan on TURNING FORTY
Not just readable, fresh and witty, but sophisticated in execution . . . funny but also poignant. * Independent on Sunday on TURNING THIRTY *
A funny and frank account of a hopeless romantic. * The Times on MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND *
Mike Gayle has carved a whole new niche out of the male confessional novel. * Evening Standard on WISH YOU WERE HERE *
Unique, funny and full of drama . . . Genius! -- Closer on THE STAG AND HEN WEEKEND
Wise, witty and with endearing characters, this is a feel-good-read with lots of laughs. * Woman on WISH YOU WERE HERE *
MIKE GAYLE was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a features editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.
Mike became a full-time novelist in 1997 following the publication of his Sunday Times top ten bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was hailed by the Independent as 'full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations', and by The Times as 'a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic'. Since then he has written eighteen novels, including The Man I Think I Know, selected as a World Book Night title, and Half A World Away, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. In 2021, Mike was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.
He lives in Birmingham with his wife, kids and greyhound. You can find him online at mikegayle.co.uk and on Twitter @mikegayle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473608962 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473608961 |
| Title | The Hope Family Calendar |
| Author | Mike Gayle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2016-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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