Half a World Away

Strangers living worlds apart.Strangers with nothing in common.But it wasnt always that wayKerry Hayes is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past.Noah Martineau is a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill. Adopted as a young child, Noah never looks back.When Kerry contacts Noah, the sibling she lost on the day they were torn apart as children, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives forever.By turns funny and moving, Half a World Away is a story that will stay with you long after you read its final page.+++++This story is raw and beautiful and sad. It puts lots of things into perspective and makes you think about what is important in life. Beautifully written, easy to read and will certainly bring tears to your eyes. A must read.' -- Netgalley'This is a beautiful, beautiful book. Itsabout family, about class, about love, about choices and sacrifice. Itsabout letting go and learning to hold on. Itsoptimistic and heartbreaking and funny and emotional. Itsthe kind of book that will stay with you, long after you finish it. Buy it, read it, love it and hang on to those tissues, you'll need them.' -- Netgalley+++++Authors love Half a World Away!'Mike Gayle has such a talent for delving into hearts, minds and contemporary issues. Half a World Away is supremely poignant, uplifting and heartwarming in equal measure - as well as being a real page-turner.' -- Sophie Kinsella, author of Surprise Me'Mike has a prodigious talent for writing completely relatable characters who draw you into their world and tug at your heart strings. Half a World Away is an absolute triumph and a joy to read. Once again Mike tackles complex and thorny issues with a confident and compassionate hand.' -- Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'Half a World Away is heartbreaking and beautiful, full of poignant moments and characters you fall for from page one. I couldn't put it down.' -- Libby Page, author of The Lido