‘Jojo Moyes has done it again! Just captivating.’ Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Jojo Moyes is the only author who I can honestly say has ever made me cry – that’s how much you’ll care about these characters.’ Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved every moment of it. Jojo Moyes writes so intensely with such feeling. The emotional complexity is breathtaking and the characters will live on in your head’ Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES!
WELCOME TO THE PEACOCK EMPORIUM: Coffee shop-cum-curio store, Suzanna Peacock’s place of escape, and a haven for misfits from all over the world. Come on in . . .
In the Sixties, Athene Forster is the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she is also beautiful, spoilt and out of control. When she agrees to marry dashing young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme her parents breathe a sigh of relief. But within two years rumours have begun to circulate about Athene’s affair with a young salesman.
Thirty five years on, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her glamorous mother’s legacy. At odds with her father and his second wife, struggling in a stalled marriage, she returns to the place of her birth to find that the ghost of her mother, in differing ways, still haunts them all.
The only place she finds comfort is in her shop, The Peacock Emporium. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life. Slowly, with their help, Suzanna discovers the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along . . .
Praise for Jojo Moyes
‘Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints’ Lisa Jewell
‘Nobody writes women the way she does’ Jodi Picoult
‘Warm, witty and wonderful’ Chris Whitaker
‘Jojo Moyes is the only author who I can honestly say has ever made me cry – that’s how much you’ll care about these characters.’ Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved every moment of it. Jojo Moyes writes so intensely with such feeling. The emotional complexity is breathtaking and the characters will live on in your head’ Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES!
WELCOME TO THE PEACOCK EMPORIUM: Coffee shop-cum-curio store, Suzanna Peacock’s place of escape, and a haven for misfits from all over the world. Come on in . . .
In the Sixties, Athene Forster is the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she is also beautiful, spoilt and out of control. When she agrees to marry dashing young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme her parents breathe a sigh of relief. But within two years rumours have begun to circulate about Athene’s affair with a young salesman.
Thirty five years on, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her glamorous mother’s legacy. At odds with her father and his second wife, struggling in a stalled marriage, she returns to the place of her birth to find that the ghost of her mother, in differing ways, still haunts them all.
The only place she finds comfort is in her shop, The Peacock Emporium. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life. Slowly, with their help, Suzanna discovers the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along . . .
Praise for Jojo Moyes
‘Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints’ Lisa Jewell
‘Nobody writes women the way she does’ Jodi Picoult
‘Warm, witty and wonderful’ Chris Whitaker
Reviews
A charming and enchanting read.
Even if the sun isn't shining, this book will make you feel like it is.
The characters are strong, believable and endearing - and will evoke recognition and sympathy from all ages . . . An enjoyable read - and a promising debut novel
Wonderful, romantic and moving.
A rich chocolate box of a novel