By Your Side
Author: Jones, Ruth
ISBN: 9781787633902
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 20 May 2025
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
The warm and life-affirming novel from the author of the instant Plt;iPgt;Sunday Times Plt;/iPgt;bestsellers, Plt;iPgt;Never GreenerPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Us Three Plt;/iPgt;and Plt;iPgt;Love Untold.Plt;/iPgt;
Plt;bPgt;DONP#8217;T MISS THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BAFTA-WINNING CO-WRITER OF GAVIN Pamp; STACEY.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Ruth Jones writes with Plt;bPgt;such warmth you canP#39;t help but fall in lovePlt;/bPgt; with the characters she creates.P#8217; JAMES CORDENPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;The joyful and life-affirming new novel from the co-creator of Plt;iPgt;Gavin and StaceyPlt;/iPgt; and the Richard and Judy Book Club author of Plt;iPgt;Love Untold.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Linda and Levi will never meet. But theyP#8217;re going to change each otherP#8217;s lives.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;In her role at the councilP#8217;s Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda Standish investigates the lives of those whoP#8217;ve died alone and tracks down any living relatives. SheP#8217;s been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years. And now sheP#8217;s looking forward to an early retirement.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case P#8211; that of Levi Norman P#8211; a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the past five years.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hearse) with her arch nemesis Fergus Murray, and helped (and hindered) by local residents, Linda searches for clues to a life now lost. And in the process unexpectedly makes new friends, and discovers things about herself she never knew.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Bursting with all the heart and humour that has made RuthP#8217;s name as a screenwriter and author, Plt;iPgt;By Your SidePlt;/iPgt; is about finding joy in the most unlikely connections, and the importance of holding onto friendship, love and community P#8211; especially when life gets messy.Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Ruth Jones:Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we doP#8217; Plt;bPgt;JOJO MOYESPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;A cast of characters youP#39;ll lose your heart to.P#39; Plt;bPgt;ADELE PARKSPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Beautifully warm and totally absorbing.P#8217; Plt;bPgt;JANE FALLONPlt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9781787633902
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 20 May 2025
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
The warm and life-affirming novel from the author of the instant Plt;iPgt;Sunday Times Plt;/iPgt;bestsellers, Plt;iPgt;Never GreenerPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Us Three Plt;/iPgt;and Plt;iPgt;Love Untold.Plt;/iPgt;
Plt;bPgt;DONP#8217;T MISS THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BAFTA-WINNING CO-WRITER OF GAVIN Pamp; STACEY.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Ruth Jones writes with Plt;bPgt;such warmth you canP#39;t help but fall in lovePlt;/bPgt; with the characters she creates.P#8217; JAMES CORDENPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;The joyful and life-affirming new novel from the co-creator of Plt;iPgt;Gavin and StaceyPlt;/iPgt; and the Richard and Judy Book Club author of Plt;iPgt;Love Untold.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Linda and Levi will never meet. But theyP#8217;re going to change each otherP#8217;s lives.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;In her role at the councilP#8217;s Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda Standish investigates the lives of those whoP#8217;ve died alone and tracks down any living relatives. SheP#8217;s been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years. And now sheP#8217;s looking forward to an early retirement.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case P#8211; that of Levi Norman P#8211; a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the past five years.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hearse) with her arch nemesis Fergus Murray, and helped (and hindered) by local residents, Linda searches for clues to a life now lost. And in the process unexpectedly makes new friends, and discovers things about herself she never knew.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Bursting with all the heart and humour that has made RuthP#8217;s name as a screenwriter and author, Plt;iPgt;By Your SidePlt;/iPgt; is about finding joy in the most unlikely connections, and the importance of holding onto friendship, love and community P#8211; especially when life gets messy.Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Ruth Jones:Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we doP#8217; Plt;bPgt;JOJO MOYESPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;A cast of characters youP#39;ll lose your heart to.P#39; Plt;bPgt;ADELE PARKSPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Beautifully warm and totally absorbing.P#8217; Plt;bPgt;JANE FALLONPlt;/bPgt;
