Author: Moyes, Jojo Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 11 February 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Michael Joseph Ltd) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 448 pages240 x 160 x 37 | 680g Dive into the Joyful Chaos of the Kennedy Household this Christmas!The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller‘The best book she has ever written’ Marian Keyes'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell''Her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story' Jodi Picoult***Welcome to the Kennedy household:Lila wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive, before discovering her ex was playing happy families with another woman. A woman she sees everyday at school pick-up.Bill, her stepdad, moved in after Lila’s mum died. He’s kind, old-fashioned and driving her absolutely nuts.Celie, Lila’s eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she’s stopped going. Her mother’s fine with that – because she doesn’t know yet.Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she’ll never, ever change.And Truant the dog, who has just bitten the American actor who’s suddenly landed on the Kennedys' doorstep.This is Gene – Lila’s estranged father, and no one’s idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago – and wherever he goes domestic discord follows.Because Gene’s presence changes things in unexpected ways. Soon the girls discover a kindred spirit in a man always chasing life’s joy. Bill even loosens up. And Lila finds herself, astonishingly, dating.Something is happening to the Kennedy household – but what is it?And will it break, or save, their family?***'Warm, witty and wonderful. The kind of book you smile at whilst reading' Chris Whitaker‘Her best novel yet. Jojo never disappoints’ Good Housekeeping‘Wise words and funny set pieces. Moyes knows how to present modern women's dilemmas with a humorous no-nonsense directness’ The Times‘Funny, emotionally messy and entirely relatable, this is Moyes at her wisest and most wonderful best’ Mail on Sunday‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ Radio Times‘Moyes is one of the best authors , her latest book is outstanding’ Sun‘Jojo does it again, tackling big themes with a lightness of touch’ Red
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