{"product_id":"the-island-home","title":"The Island Home","description":"Product Description\n\n\n\nTwo decades. Hundreds of miles. A lifetime of secrets. Can coming home mean starting again?\n\n'A perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times' Kate Eberlen\n\n'Bursting with hope and heart' Cathy Bramley\n\n'Wonderfully engaging . . . beautifully drawn' Mike Gayle\n\n'Radiates warmth, happiness and hope' Veronica Henry\n\n -----\n\n\nLorna's world is small but safe.\n\n She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up.\n\n\nAlice's world is tiny but full.\n\n She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past...\n\n -----\n\n\nJoin the community of bestselling authors who love Libby's hopeful, moving storytelling!\n\n 'A\nwonderfully evocative and enveloping novel about the joys and comforts of community and friendship and\na perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times'\nKate Eberlen, author of\nMiss you and\nOnly You\n\n 'A\ntender tale about stepping out of the shadows of the past and navigating the route to a brighter future....this book not only takes the reader on a journey, but\nreminds us of the importance of finding our way back home'\nMike Gayle, author of\nAll The Lonely People\n\n '\nThe Island Home \nradiates warmth, happiness and hope. Libby is a truly gifted writer who weaves magic with her every word. Every page is a delight -\ngentle, comforting, reassuring and utterly charming'\nVeronica Henry, author of The Beach Hut series\n\n 'A\ntender, life-affirming story bursting with hope and heart'\nCathy Bramley, author of\nMy Kind of Happy\n\n 'A\njoy-filled love letter to the power of community and connection, and a sensitive commentary on loneliness and forgiveness too, all of which is conveyed with huge warmth and affection'\nCelia Reynolds, author of\nFinding Henry Applebee\n\n 'A tender, heartfelt story,\nThe Island Home\nexplores every aspect of love and shows us it's never too late to fix what's broken. I left my heart with Lorna and Alice on the Isle of Kip'\nLindsey Kelk, author of\nIn Case You Missed It\n\n 'A\ngorgeous, heart-lifting story of families and the secrets that bind us, with a setting that you can lose yourself in'\nRachael Lucas, author of\nThe Village Green Bookshop\n\n\n\nReview\n\n\nGloriously tender, Page's latest novel is arguably her best... Genuine like the characters she portrays, Page has the ability to magically weave objects into beautiful metaphorical phrases. Billed as \"a holiday in a book\", it will provide contentment, adventure and a heart-warming glow. -- Claire Gill ―\nMY WEEKLY\n\nFor a feel-good read, look no further than the latest offering from the bestselling author of\nThe Lido. ―\nRED\n\nLibby Page, author of\nThe Lido, has done it again with one of 2021's most joyful reads. -- Charlotte Moore ―\nCOSMOPOLITAN\n\n\nAfter more than a year without travel, reading The Island Home really does feel like an escape, one that takes you onvirtual holiday to a Scottish island where the sense of place, that starting point for Libby's ideas, is ever-present... I'm certain The Island Home will stay with everyone who reads it this summer, long after they've turned the final page. -- Katie Macleod ―\nSCOTTISH ISLANDS EXPLORER MAGAZINE\n\nIf you're looking for a book to take you away from cold, dark and miserable day, let Libby Page settle you into a deckchair in the sunshine. ―\nMUDDY STILETTOS\n\nA soul-cheering tale of community and belonging... Up-lit at its most pleasing. -- Claire Allfree ―\nMETRO\n\nWarm and uplifting, this is the perfect Sunday afternoon read. -- Claire Frost ―\nFABULOUS\n\nThe sweeping and unforgettable Hebridean landscapes - jagged hills, black lochs, sunburnt heather, big skies, windswept shores, sandy coves and teal water - leap off the pages. A love letter to community, family ties, friendship and the pul","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39666267684949,"sku":"9781409188261N","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/c6179aab-6f32-46a7-aeaf-2069ca5bb2b9.jpg?v=1639047464","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-island-home","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}