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Where The Light Gets In
- Author
- Lucy Dillon
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 19 April 2018
- Run Time
- 13 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Where The Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon, read by Karen Cass.
The inspiring, life-enhancing and evocative new novel from the bestselling author of A Hundred Pieces of Me and All I Ever Wanted. 'No one tugs at the heartstrings quite like Lucy Dillon' Red magazine
‘You know those cracks in your heart, Lorna, where things didn’t work out, but you picked yourself up and carried on? That’s where the fear gets out. And where the light gets in.’
It was Betty, defiant to the end, who sent Lorna back to Longhampton. If Lorna’s learned one thing from Betty it’s that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you’re panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town’s gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as Betty’s anxious little dachshund, trembling beside her.
Lorna’s come home to Longhampton to fulfil a long-held dream, but she knows, deep down, there are ghosts she needs to lay to rest first. This is where her tight-knit family shattered into silent pieces. It’s where her unspoken fears about herself took root and where her own secret, complicated love began. It’s not exactly a fresh start.
But as Lorna – and the little dog – tentatively open their cracked hearts to old friends and new ones, facing hard truths and fresh promises, something surprisingly beautiful begins to grow around the gallery, something so inspirational even Lorna couldn’t have predicted the light it lets into her world . . .
Praise for Lucy Dillon:
'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' Jojo Moyes
'This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life.' Katie Fforde
'Satisfying and clever and deeply moving' Sophie Kinsella
Critics Review
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Where the Light Gets In is full of love, truth, art and dogs. I absolutely loved it.
Katie Fforde
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Life-affirming, funny and authentic, Lucy Dillon’s plot builds to a perfectly pitched emotional climax which will have you reaching for the tissues.
Sunday Express
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Dillon has delivered another blinder . . . A bittersweet, moving examination of letting go and trusting one's own instincts in the face of self-doubt.
Sara Lawrence, Daily Mail
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Lucy Dillon's books never fail to make me happy.
Jenny Colgan
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A beautiful insightful and tender story. I feel bereft for having finished it.
Milly Johnson
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I always know I’m in safe hands with a new Lucy Dillon novel and I also know that I’ll be having a big, ugly, snotty cry before I reach the final page. A perfect Sunday afternoon treat of a book.
Sarra Manning, Red Magazine
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This book is just beautiful inside and out . . . Written with such thought, such empathy, & capturing all those little nuances of living,loving and losing that make Lucy Dillon such a phenomenal storyteller.
Penny Parkes
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Prepare for your heartstrings to be tugged! Moving and ultimately satisfying.
Fabulous Magazine
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Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better
Jojo Moyes
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Details
- Author
- Lucy Dillon
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Duration
- 13 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 April 2018
- ISBN
- 9781473542068
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Where The Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon, read by Karen Cass. The inspiring, life-enhancing and evocative new novel from the bestselling author of A Hundred Pieces of Me and All I Ever Wanted. 'No one tugs at the heartstrings quite like Lucy Dillon' Red magazine‘You know those cracks in your heart, Lorna, where things didn’t work out, but you picked yourself up and carried on? That’s where the fear gets out. And where the light gets in.’It was Betty, defiant to the end, who sent Lorna back to Longhampton. If Lorna’s learned one thing from Betty it’s that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you’re panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town’s gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as Betty’s anxious little dachshund, trembling beside her.Lorna’s come home to Longhampton to fulfil a long-held dream, but she knows, deep down, there are ghosts she needs to lay to rest first. This is where her tight-knit family shattered into silent pieces. It’s where her unspoken fears about herself took root and where her own secret, complicated love began. It’s not exactly a fresh start.But as Lorna – and the little dog – tentatively open their cracked hearts to old friends and new ones, facing hard truths and fresh promises, something surprisingly beautiful begins to grow around the gallery, something so inspirational even Lorna couldn’t have predicted the light it lets into her world . . .Praise for Lucy Dillon:'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' Jojo Moyes'This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life.' Katie Fforde'Satisfying and clever and deeply moving' Sophie Kinsella
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