Saturdays at Noon: An uplifting, emotional and unpredictable page-turner to make you smile
Feb 2020 · Penguin UK
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Discover the emotionally gripping and uplifting page-turner that will put a smile on your face
'Heart-breaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME
'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, author of THE ROSIE PROJECT
'I genuinely couldn't recommend Saturdays At Noon enough' 5***** READER REVIEW
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EMILY JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE WORLD AWAY.
After getting into trouble yet again, she's agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers.
JAKE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
He'll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he's paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good.
The two of them couldn't be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens.
COULD ONE SMALL BOY CHANGE EVERYTHING?
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'Totally loveable and completely unforgettable' CLAIRE POOLEY
'I loved this book' KATIE FFORDE
Readers LOVE Saturdays at Noon . . .
'Such a special book . . . the characters jump off the page and pull you immediately into their world' 5***** Reader Review
'This book was FANTASTIC. When I wasn't reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it' 5***** Reader Review
'Outstanding. I have goosebumps typing this review . . . The story telling is the best I have read in a long time' 5***** Reader Review
Longlisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize!
'Heart-breaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME
'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, author of THE ROSIE PROJECT
'I genuinely couldn't recommend Saturdays At Noon enough' 5***** READER REVIEW
________
EMILY JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE WORLD AWAY.
After getting into trouble yet again, she's agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers.
JAKE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
He'll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he's paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good.
The two of them couldn't be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens.
COULD ONE SMALL BOY CHANGE EVERYTHING?
_________
'Totally loveable and completely unforgettable' CLAIRE POOLEY
'I loved this book' KATIE FFORDE
Readers LOVE Saturdays at Noon . . .
'Such a special book . . . the characters jump off the page and pull you immediately into their world' 5***** Reader Review
'This book was FANTASTIC. When I wasn't reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it' 5***** Reader Review
'Outstanding. I have goosebumps typing this review . . . The story telling is the best I have read in a long time' 5***** Reader Review
Longlisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize!
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Grace J. Reviewerlady
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February 3, 2020
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this but, for a debut novel, it's remarkably accomplished! Jake and Emily meet at anger management classes. Emily is a bit of a mystery for most of the book, but Jake gets off to a poor start by berating his son in front of her. She's not impressed by his lack of patience - but then, what does she know about Alfie and the day-to-day problems the family has to deal with? This is a truly lovely story, beautifully told. As we get to know all three of the main characters better - Jake, Emily and Alfie - their lives begin to interweave and we learn all the little details which matter. I'm not surprised that the author has written about what she knows; I think her knowledge shines through and she has written about what is to her a true life situation in a friendly, very readable manner. As well as enjoying this book, I feel I've had an insight and a new understanding and I recommend this as fabulous fiction which gets right under your skin. I'm very happy to give this one 4*.
About the author
Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. Despite always loving to write, it wasn't until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than a much-loved hobby. Her inspiration for her first book, Saturdays at Noon, came from the challenges she faced with her eldest son, testing and fascinating in equal measure, and the research she did to try to understand him better. Until Next Weekend is her second novel.
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