While You Were Dreaming
Published on 28. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-00-726783-5 (ISBN)
Description
A warm and uplifting tale, perfect for fans of Dorothy Koomson.
Lena has always kept her two sisters Millie and Cara in check.
Beautiful but lazy Millie relies on her sister for everything. She needs to pull herself together and get a job but is constantly distracted by the string of men in her life...
Cara runs a successful bar with her adoring boyfriend Ade.He can't wait to start a family but Cara isn't ready. Will she ever be?
But when Lena is involved in an accident her sisters forget their own issues and rush to her side.As they desperately try to wake Lena from her deep sleep, they begin to learn things they never knew about themselves and discover their much-loved sister had a few secrets in her closet...
A funny and heartwarming tale about family, love and living for the moment.
Lena has always kept her two sisters Millie and Cara in check.
Beautiful but lazy Millie relies on her sister for everything. She needs to pull herself together and get a job but is constantly distracted by the string of men in her life...
Cara runs a successful bar with her adoring boyfriend Ade.He can't wait to start a family but Cara isn't ready. Will she ever be?
But when Lena is involved in an accident her sisters forget their own issues and rush to her side.As they desperately try to wake Lena from her deep sleep, they begin to learn things they never knew about themselves and discover their much-loved sister had a few secrets in her closet...
A funny and heartwarming tale about family, love and living for the moment.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for By the Time You Read This:'A lovely exuberant tearjerker' Lisa Jewell
'A stunning debut' Pride
'A thought-provoking, lovely tale that will make you laugh and cry.' The Sun
''This is a heartwarming tale of the power of father-daughter love' Prima
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
183 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-726783-5 (9780007267835)
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Lola was born in South London. She has degrees in Psychology and Psychotherapy and currently works for the NHS as a counsellor. In between writing and working, Lola likes watching reruns of Dallas and the Sopranos whilst avidly dipping into a huge tub of dairy ice cream. Lola's debut novel By The Time You Read This is published July 2008.