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*the sunday times top ten bestseller* ‘even speaking as a dog man, i thought cat lady was an absolute joy to read’ matt haig _______________________________________________________________ what if the life you’re living . . . isn’t the one you want? mia has made all the right choices. she’s married, she has the nice house, the good career. but life isn’t about fitting into a box. and there’s another woman inside her who’s just clawing to get out . . . fresh, funny and for anyone who’s ever felt astray, cat lady will help you belong – because a woman always lands on her feet. praise for cat lady: ‘my book of the year’ reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a reminder to live your life your way. cat or no cat’ fearne cotton ‘really gets the reader to think about what matters in life unputdownable and completely wonderful!’ reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘witty, thought-provoking and hilarious, cat lady is a triumph’ the unmumsy mum ‘dawn o’porter challenges the stereotypes of the typical ‘cat lady’ with this beautiful and emotional read’ reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘an ode to finding your people and a celebration of the small things that bring us together’ emma gannon ‘i absolutely adored this book!’ reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘funny, heart-wrenching and full of warmth’ sarah morgan ‘a beautifully written book that i’d recommend to anyone’ reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a lovely onion of a book, layered with humour and emotion’ daisy haggard ‘a joyous, touching, funny, sharp story – i cannot praise it enough. purr-fection’ milly johnson a sunday times no.10 bestseller for w/c 31/10/2022

A magical tale about forgiving our past and believing in our future the enchanting, true story of the valkyries begins in rio de janeiro when author paulo coelho gives his mysterious master j., the only manuscript for his book the alchemist. haunted by a devastating curse, coelho confesses to j., “i′ve seen my dreams fall apart just when i seemed about to achieve them.” in response, j. gives coelho a daunting task: he must find and speak with his guardian angel. “the curse can be broken,” he replies, “if you complete the task.” rising to the challenge, paulo and his wife, cristina, drop everything, pack their bags, and take off on a forty day adventure into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous mojave desert where they encounter more than they bargained for. a masterful blend of the exotic locales, dramatic adventure, and magical storytelling, for which coelho′s fictional works are renowned, this true-life account is at once a modern-day adventure and a metaphysical odyssey.

When naomi tries to piece back the fragments of the last three and a half years of her life, she discovers she has a boyfriend she can’t remember, her mother and father are divorced, she and her mother have fallen out, and she has a group of friends she’s just not sure she likes any more. a quirky, humorous novel about reinventing yourself, from the author of elsewhere.