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This book broke me in the best way. A heart wrenching portrait . . . It feels a bit like if One Day had been written by Sally Rooney' 5***** READER REVIEW

Another Life By Jodie Chapman | Used | 9780241456910 - Wob Another Life By Jodie Chapman | Used | 9780241456910 - Wob

She's grown up preparing for the end of days, in a tightly-controlled existence where Christmas, getting drunk and sex before marriage are all off-limits. I cannot recommend this book enough. I would go as far as to say this is the best book I have ever read. I know it will always have a special place in my heart. She’s grown up preparing for the end of days, in a tightly-controlled existence where Christmas, getting drunk and sex before marriage are all off-limits. This beautiful tale of love, loss and sacrifice will break your heart . . . With echoes of David Nicholls' One Day and Sally Rooney's novels, it perfectly captures the agony of falling in love and the razor-sharp reality of pain and loss * Daily Mail *

A stunning one-that-got-away romance, this is an intricate story of love entwined with loss that will tug on your heartstrings . . . A beautiful piece of writing * Sunday Express * It’s been on my bookshelf for a while but I’ve only just got around to reading it. I also have Jodie Chapman’s second novel, Oh Sister, on my TBR pile but I decided to start with her debut. Dwójka młodych ludzi z dwóch różnych światów. Połączyła ich wspólna, przypadkowa praca i podobne problemy rodzinne. Jego rodzina naznaczona jest straszną tragedią, jej - ortodoksyjną wiarą. My heart was already almost broken at the very beginning, before we'd even been introduced to any character properly, and that is how I knew that I was reading a special book. I honestly feel like my words won't do this novel justice. I really enjoyed Another Life. It’s a great general fiction novel and the character development, plot and relationships kept me captivated from start to finish.

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Another Life is a heartwrenching story about love. Not just romantic love, but the love we have for others too. I’m always worried when a book is described as “the new” whatever. The links to previously loved stories inevitably leave a person disappointed. In this sense I feel sorry for Jodie Chapman because her book was described as “the new One Day” which kind of give it unfair expectations to live up to. One day was such a well loved and well known book that it is an impossible standard to reach. If you love sweet, sorrowful coming-of-age tales, you'll love this beautifully written debut * Heat * Essentially, Another Life is a love story, but not the conventional kind. There’s no “fall in love & happy every after”. Oh no. We all know life gets in the way too often to allow that to happen!We're delighted to present an extract from Another Life, the debut novel by Jodie Chapman, published by Michael Joseph. Another Life” is Jodie Chapman’s first novel and she freely admits that Anna’s character is based on her own real life experiences and emotions as a former Jehovah Witness and how she struggled herself with the faith. Featuring grief, faith and religion, suicide, emotional abuse and fear of commitment, the author has conveyed these intense emotions delicately and with empathy. After losing touch, their lives continue, each getting into new relationships and getting older but they bump into each other quite a lot during the years. She is the one that got away but it could never be. Tutto questo finché la storia non mi ha portato a riflettere sul titolo, su quegli "esercizi di ricostruzione" che i personaggi sono costretti a fare su stessi, e allora mi è arrivata come un'illuminazione.

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This beautiful tale of love, loss and sacrifice will break your heart . . . Perfectly captures the agony of falling in love' Daily Mail

I don't want to give too much away because everyone just needs to read it. The development of each character is fantastic and you know them and their personalities inside out. As the daughter of a librarian Jen's love of books started from a very early age. Her reading obsession continued throughout her teenage years when she studied both English Language and English Literature at college.