I'll Leave You With This
A totally heartbreaking and gripping family drama
Published on 3. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-3997-2035-9 (ISBN)
Description
'I loved it. It's such a warm-hearted, compassionate story, full emotional insight and hope for the future and so sensitively written' JILL CHILDS
'Rich, warm, humorous and tender' ALI MERCER
'Heart-warming, uplifting, inspiring . . . a compelling read' GRAEME SIMSION
Three years after the death of their beloved brother, all Daniel's sisters have left of him are their memories. They know he's helped others by donating his organs, but as miracles come true for the recipients, his own family are struggling with their devastating loss.
When Clare suggests that they find the people Daniel's death saved, her sisters have their doubts. Will meeting them help to bring the sisters back together, or will old tensions and surfacing secrets splinter the fragile family ties forever?
'A page turner from the first to the last - I fell in love with all the characters and was gripped by the plot. Everyone will be reading this fantastic, heart-warming book. This is Kylie Ladd at her very best' SALLY HEPWORTH
'A perfect book club read. I want everyone I know to read it too so we can talk about the wonderfully drawn O'Shea family and their dilemmas. Highly recommended' IMOGEN CLARK
'Told with warmth, compassion and humanity, I'll Leave You With This drew me in from the first page. Ladd blends depth and pace in this thought-provoking novel that is filled with hope and humour' JOANNA NELL
'Move over Jodi Picoult. Kylie Ladd creates ethical complications, then shows us both sides with uncanny insight into human nature. I inhaled this book!' FLEUR McDONALD
'Rich, warm, humorous and tender' ALI MERCER
'Heart-warming, uplifting, inspiring . . . a compelling read' GRAEME SIMSION
Three years after the death of their beloved brother, all Daniel's sisters have left of him are their memories. They know he's helped others by donating his organs, but as miracles come true for the recipients, his own family are struggling with their devastating loss.
When Clare suggests that they find the people Daniel's death saved, her sisters have their doubts. Will meeting them help to bring the sisters back together, or will old tensions and surfacing secrets splinter the fragile family ties forever?
'A page turner from the first to the last - I fell in love with all the characters and was gripped by the plot. Everyone will be reading this fantastic, heart-warming book. This is Kylie Ladd at her very best' SALLY HEPWORTH
'A perfect book club read. I want everyone I know to read it too so we can talk about the wonderfully drawn O'Shea family and their dilemmas. Highly recommended' IMOGEN CLARK
'Told with warmth, compassion and humanity, I'll Leave You With This drew me in from the first page. Ladd blends depth and pace in this thought-provoking novel that is filled with hope and humour' JOANNA NELL
'Move over Jodi Picoult. Kylie Ladd creates ethical complications, then shows us both sides with uncanny insight into human nature. I inhaled this book!' FLEUR McDONALD
Reviews / Votes
Heartwarming, uplifting, inspiring . . . a compelling read * Graeme Simsion * A page turner from the first to the last - I fell in love with all the characters and was gripped by the plot. Everyone will be reading this fantastic, heart-warming book . . . This is Kylie Ladd at her very best * Sally Hepworth * Her characters step off the page and straight into your heart * Meredith Jaffe * Reading this book feels like eavesdropping on a lively family dinner. I love the O'Shea sisters and the journey of discovery that brings them closer to their brother, and to each other * Kerri Sackville * Move over Jodi Picoult. Kylie Ladd creates ethical complications, then shows us both sides with uncanny insight into human nature. I inhaled this book! * Fleur McDonald * I loved this book. It's funny, joyful and sharp. An entirely satisfying meal of a novel that doesn't shy away from what is hard about families, it also manages to capture how family can restore you to yourself * Maggie MacKellar * The author's background as a neuropsychologist really shines through in this important book about how an extraordinary act of generosity can unite a devastated family. Told with warmth, compassion and humanity, I'll Leave You With This drew me in from the first page. Ladd blends depth and pace in this thought-provokingnovel that is filled with hope and humour * Joanna Nell * I loved it. It's such a warm-hearted, compassionate story, full emotional insight and hope for the future and so sensitively written * Jill Childs * A perfect book club read. I want everyone I know to read it too so we can talk about the wonderfully drawn O'Shea family and their dilemmas. Highly recommended * Imogen Clark * Rich, warm, humorous and tender, this is a thoroughly satisfying tale of love - and tensions - between siblings, and the aftermath of a devastating loss. It's an unsentimental and touching portrait of a big family learning to live with grief and their differences, as they are drawn together by their shared past and then find they still have more to give each other than any of them could have imagined. * Ali Mercer * Poignant and heartwarming. Be prepared to take the O'Shea sisters to your heart * Emma Robinson *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-2035-9 (9781399720359)
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E-Book
02/2023
Hodder & Stoughton
€3.49
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Person
Kylie Ladd is a novelist, psychologist and freelance writer.
Her five previous novels have been published in Australia and overseas, and her latest, The Way Back, has been optioned for film.
She has also co-edited and co-authored two non-fiction books, and her essays and articles have been published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Griffith Review, Meanjin, O Magazine, Good Medicine, Kill Your Darlings and Reader's Digest, amongst others.
Kylie holds a PhD in neuropsychology and lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.
Her five previous novels have been published in Australia and overseas, and her latest, The Way Back, has been optioned for film.
She has also co-edited and co-authored two non-fiction books, and her essays and articles have been published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Griffith Review, Meanjin, O Magazine, Good Medicine, Kill Your Darlings and Reader's Digest, amongst others.
Kylie holds a PhD in neuropsychology and lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.