How to Belong 'The kind of book that gives you hope and courage' Kit de Waal
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Sarah Franklin grew up in rural Gloucestershire and has lived in Austria, Germany, the USA and Ireland. She lectures in publishing at Oxford Brookes University and has written for the Guardian, the Irish Times, Psychologies magazine and The Pool.In this <b>insightful, thoughtful</b> novel about a farrier and a butcher, Franklin explores the meaning of home and the importance of belonging. It's replete with <b>gorgeous descriptions of forest life</b>
Carys Bray
A tender story about finding your place in the world, about ordinary lives, belonging and being brave. The kind of book that gives you hope and courage. I loved it.
Kit de Waal
Sarah writes intimately about the forest and the lives it sustains, exploring the human condition with <b>forensic tenderness</b>; we feel every step of Tessa and Jo's journeys. It's <b>a big-hearted novel </b>about how we learn to belong despite ourselves, and <b>I relished every word</b>
Shelley Harris, author of Jubilee
This set up - the farrier and the butcher - is <b>so unusual, and so engaging</b>. I was VERY curious to see how this relationship between Jo and Tessa would unfold, and Sarah Franklin's skilful weaving of their backstories into the captivating present keeps up a constant, subtle tug of intrigue, as well as thematic poignancy. It's <b>thoughtful, and fresh</b>, and <b>such a vibrant setting</b>. The place feels completely alive - I can walk through it and practically smell those horses, that forest, the butcher's shop, the woodsmoke. And the wider community is also <b>wonderfully colourful and alive</b>. It's just a pleasure to read!
Lucy Atkins
<i>How to Belong </i>is set in the Forest of Dean and is<b> steeped in the spirit of the place</b>. Such a <b>warm and touching</b> novel
Lissa Evans
This atmospheric read is simply beautiful.
Women and Home Magazine
A meditative read about second chances, friendship and belonging that feels perfect for these uncertain times...This gentle, thoughtful novel (...) will warm your heart and nourish your soul.
Red Magazine
(A) thoughtful, original novel... Detailed, descriptive, transporting prose.
Adele Parks, Platinum Magazine
Such a warm novel with a clear sense of place.
Chepstow Books
When Jo rents Tessa's spare bedroom, a tentative friendship develops; but Jo's need to be helpful just might be a poisoned chalice.
Saga Magazine
It really touched me, I can't stop talking about it. Your words spoke to somewhere deep inside me
Warwick Books
Life-affirming and compelling . . . <b>Sarah Franklin is a breath of fresh air</b>
Clare Mackintosh, on Shelter
Its characters pulse with<b> life</b> and <b>energy</b>
Daily Mail, on Shelter
This <b>beautifully crafted tale</b> of survival and solace reveals that you can find a home in the most unusual places
Sunday Express, on Shelter
An accomplished debut from Sarah Franklin . . . with <b>humour, warmth and a real sense of place</b>
Daily Record, on Shelter
Beautiful
Adele Parks, on Shelter
Powerful and moving
Essie Fox, on Shelter
A wonderful, affecting debut novel about the redemptive power of nature
Red, on Shelter