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Where We Belong

By: Anstey Harris
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
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 *** The wonderful new novel from the acclaimed author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton ***

‘Incredibly moving and atmospheric’ Beth O'Leary
'Absorbing and original' Katie Fforde
'Simply stunning’ Fionnuala Kearney
'Utterly enchanting' Heidi Swain

One summer.
One house.
One family learning to love again.

Cate Morris and her son, Leo, are homeless, adrift. They’ve packed up the boxes from their London home, said goodbye to friends and colleagues, and now they are on their way to ‘Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World – to stay just for the summer. Cate doesn’t want to be there, in Richard’s family home without Richard to guide her any more. And she knows for sure that Araminta, the retainer of the collection of dusty objects and stuffed animals, has taken against them. But they have nowhere else to go. They have to make the best of it.

But Richard hasn’t told Cate the truth about his family’s history. And something about the house starts to work its way under her skin.

Can she really walk away, once she knows the truth?

Praise for Anstey Harris
'Glorious on so many levels' A J Pearce
'Full of hope and charm' Libby Page
'Brilliantly and movingly written' Dorothy Koomson
'Elegant and uplifting . . . I was both engrossed in and moved by this fabulous debut' Catherine Isaac
'A moving, beautifully written, uplifting debut about mending broken hearts through friendship. The twists and turns make it impossible to put down' Sarah J. Harris
'What a total joy!' Fanny Blake

©2020 Anstey Harris (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK 20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Fiction Summer

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I really enjoyed this book, its a but slow to start but builds up. Really shines a light on mental health too and how it affects a family.
The portrayal of Leo is brilliant and the narration is superb. a really enjoyable book.

loved it

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Liked the way some of the very sensitive issues were described and introduced into story.

The emotion

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Terrific second novel from a talented and engaging writer. With a cast of believable, sympathetic and well drawn characters, Where We Belong is sad, hilarious and witty.

Moving and magical

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interesting, a bit predictable though couldn't stop listening. Sad but optimistic. .
Amazing characters.
Insight into psychiatric diseases.

good listen

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From the beginning to the end, I was captivated by this book. Very moving too.

A brilliant story

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This is an emotional story from the very beginning. Beautifully narrated, it deals with a difficult subject authentically but extremely sensitively. I found myself immersed very quickly and it had my attention to the very moving end. An end full of hope.

A sad but beautiful story.

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The story gets better as it unfolds.
The narrating I found distracting but, less as the story unfolded.
An excellent holiday read . You can pick it up and put it down , without getting lost.

Interesting holiday read

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This was pleasant to listen to. The story was good enough to hold my attention. Nothing gripping or page turningly exciting. But pleasant is nice and I did enjoy the story. Whilst listening to it I got sensations of The Secret Garden and Tom's Midnight Garden. It's hard to explain why I thought of those two stories whilst listening to this one. I think it was the similarities in the house, the garden, the mysterious Araminta and all the secrets from long ago. The only niggle I did have was with the voicing of Leo. It was jarring on my nerves. I know this character had Downs Syndrome, but I don't think it was necessary to the story to narrate it in that voice.

Pleasant Enough

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I didn't want to stop listening! Interesting story I just wanted to know what happened next!!Brilliant narration, I really enjoyed it!!

such an absorbing story!

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I enjoyed this book, it is very honest and has sad bits too it but the characters are good and the story twists and turns.

Keeps you guessing till the end

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