One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days by Giles Paley-Phillips

One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days by Giles Paley-Phillips

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The lyrical story of a teenage boy finding hope in the face of his mother’s terminal illness, from award-winning author Giles Paley-Phillips

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One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days by Giles Paley-Phillips

The only woman who interests me is you.

--Russ Palmer, rancher>

When Taylor Manning accepts a teaching job in Cougar Point, Montana, she discovers that life there is very different from life in Seattle. So are the men She soon notices a handsome, opinionated, stubborn rancher named Russ Palmer, and he notices her. In fact, they more than notice each other. After only a few months, Taylor's certain of one thing. Despite their conflicting backgrounds, she'd love to be The Cowboy's Lady.

I feel as if I've been waiting for you all my life.

--Cody Franklin, sheriff of Custer County>

The first day Christy Manning visits her sister, Taylor, she meets Sheriff Cody Franklin. To Christy's shock--and Cody's--they're immediately attracted to each other. Intensely attracted. There's a problem, though. Christy's engaged to someone else, someone back in Seattle. So what's the solution? See what happens when The Sheriff Takes a Wife.

  • 'Oh God, a novel made up of poems about a teenage boy whose mother is dying and it captures so much sorrow and confusionIt's BRILLIANT' Marian Keyes
  • 'Giles Paley-Phillips has written a beautiful honest heartstopping bookpoem about grief. His enormous gorgeous heart is laid bare. Thoroughly recommend' Dawn French
  • 'This book is superb, moving and beautiful' Nick Offerman
  • 'It is superb. So moving. So beautiful. Giles writes with such elegance, he finds the very pinpoint of a scene and conveys it so precisely, it feels as though you are standing there alongside him. Just wonderful' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
  • 'Will resonate with anyone who has suffered a loss' Julia Bradbury
  • 'A soul-stirring exploration of loss, grief, and hope; its raw melody will stay with me for a long time' Susie Dent
  • 'A beautiful, perfect book' Kate Mosse
  • 'A moving, honest and thought-provoking account of losing someone you love' Natasha Harding, The Sun
  • 'Utterly heart-rending but also healing. You cry but you feel uplifted, cleansed' Katie Fforde
  • 'Superb ... moved to tears several times' John Simpson

Giles Paley-Phillips was born in East Sussex in 1977. He is a musician who has performed at Glastonbury, and is the author of nine books, including The Fearsome Beastie, which has now sold over 70,000 copies and won the People's Book Prize 2012 and the Heart Of Hawick Children's Book Award 2013. Giles has appeared on Good Morning Britain and as a judge on ITV's Share a Story. He also writes a regular book column for Title magazine and co-hosts BLANK podcast.

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ISBN 13 9781783527700
ISBN 10 1783527706
Title One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days
Author Giles Paley-Phillips
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Unbound
Year published 2020-03-05
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.