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The Unexpected
The Unexpected
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Description: A novel that comes with a whole different way of thinking it takes in a rich wide queer world of angelfish and allomothers and it's a story of real love between friends Daisy Hildyard author of Emergency A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other The Times Loved this clever and funny novel Anna Mazzola Wonderful all sorts of common assumptions about motherhood and family are turned on their head. It's brilliant on friendship identity longing and resilience Daily Mail An excellent book club choice! If anyone is looking for a very unique novel that explores motherhood female friendships and raising a child from a different perspective this is your book! Tea Leaves & Reads Book Club A thought - provoking and unputdownable story about the interconnectedness of female friendship love romance and family My Weekly********************************************************************************* Kessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they ve reached their mid - thirties and biological clocks are ticking loudly. But Kessie is single Robin's partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby and single parenting sounds almost impossible. When one of them gets pregnant the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn t yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?********************************************************************************* A funny addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship romance and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton. Funny and heartwarming Closer Wiles writes with humour tenderness and wisdom Marianne Levy An intelligent thought - provoking tender and very real exploration of friendship pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting Susannah Wise I didn't want this novel to end offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. Radiant Donna Freitas This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated messy and thick with love as biological ones Rowan Hisayo Buchanan Original thoughtful stimulating and highly readable Vesna Goldsworthy Readers love Ellen Wiles Absorbed from page one Reader review A fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout Reader review Communicates a difficult topic with incredible insight and poetic language. I became completely absorbed by the characters Reader review Loved the characters and the way the story was told through them Reader review
Title: The Unexpected
Author(s): Wiles Ellen
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Barcode: 9780008267889
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 1/21/2025
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: A novel that comes with a whole different way of thinking it takes in a rich wide queer world of angelfish and allomothers and it's a story of real love between friends Daisy Hildyard author of Emergency A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other The Times Loved this clever and funny novel Anna Mazzola Wonderful all sorts of common assumptions about motherhood and family are turned on their head. It's brilliant on friendship identity longing and resilience Daily Mail An excellent book club choice! If anyone is looking for a very unique novel that explores motherhood female friendships and raising a child from a different perspective this is your book! Tea Leaves & Reads Book Club A thought - provoking and unputdownable story about the interconnectedness of female friendship love romance and family My Weekly********************************************************************************* Kessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they ve reached their mid - thirties and biological clocks are ticking loudly. But Kessie is single Robin's partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby and single parenting sounds almost impossible. When one of them gets pregnant the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn t yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?********************************************************************************* A funny addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship romance and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton. Funny and heartwarming Closer Wiles writes with humour tenderness and wisdom Marianne Levy An intelligent thought - provoking tender and very real exploration of friendship pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting Susannah Wise I didn't want this novel to end offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. Radiant Donna Freitas This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated messy and thick with love as biological ones Rowan Hisayo Buchanan Original thoughtful stimulating and highly readable Vesna Goldsworthy Readers love Ellen Wiles Absorbed from page one Reader review A fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout Reader review Communicates a difficult topic with incredible insight and poetic language. I became completely absorbed by the characters Reader review Loved the characters and the way the story was told through them Reader review
Title: The Unexpected
Author(s): Wiles Ellen
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Barcode: 9780008267889
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 1/21/2025
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction