Seven Days of Us: The hilarious and moving Radio 2 Book Club pick

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The funny, sharply observed and life-affirming Radio 2 Book Club pick.
'Hilarious and touching' DAILY MAIL

'Warm, humane, funny and sad . . . Absolute pleasure reading' MARIAN KEYES

'Hilariously funny' ROSAMUND LUPTON

'Absorbing, insightful and immensely enjoyable' LAURA BARNETT


It's the holidays, and the Birch family is gathering for the first time in years.

Olivia, the eldest daughter, has returned from treating an epidemic abroad and must go into quarantine for seven days. Her mother has decided it's the perfect opportunity to spend some 'special time' together. Her youngest sister wholeheartedly disagrees. Her father isn't allowed an opinion.

When no one can leave the house and no one can enter, quaratine for the Birches feels like an eternity.

Especially when they're all harbouring secrets. One of which is about to come knocking at their door...

'One of the best family dramas you'll ever read' BEST

'I LOVED [it] . . . has all the makings of your classic rom-com, with characters that are both remarkable yet wonderfully relatable' THE UNMUMSY MUM

'Sharply observed by Hornak's satirical eye' GLAMOUR

'One of the best books of the year' HELLO!

'Expertly captures the joys and the tensions of spending any time with those who know you best. It thoroughly deserves to be this year's big Christmas hit' THE I

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4.0
8 reviews
Sue Fox
November 20, 2018
A real page turner!
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About the author

Francesca Hornak is a writer and journalist, whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines including the Sunday Times, The Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, the FT's HTSI magazine, the Economist's 1843 magazine, the Evening Standard's ES magazine, Marie Claire, Red and Elle. Her fictional column 'History of the World in 100 Modern Objects' first appeared in the Sunday Times Style magazine in 2013 and ran for two years, later becoming a book. Her first novel Seven Days of Us was a Radio 2 Book Club pick and longlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize. She is also the author of the gift and humour book Worry With Mother. Francesca lives in London, with her husband and three children.

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