- A
- story
- of
- falling
- out
- of
- love
- from
- the
- winner
- of
- the
- Comedy
- Women
- in
- Print
- Award,
- for
- fans
- of
- Monica
- Heisey
- and
- Dolly
- Alderton'A
- thoughtful
- and
- tender
- take
- on
- the
- concept
- of
- "home"'
- Pandora
- SykesMara
- longs
- to
- escape
- the
- London
- rental
- market
- and
- the
- small,
- damp
- flat
- she
- shares
- with
- her
- housemate,
- Lewis
- (who
- refuses
- to
- wash
- up
- cutlery
- because
- it
- makes
- him
- feel
- weird).
- She
- wants
- nothing
- more
- than
- to
- get
- into
- her
- pyjamas
- at
- 6pm
- and
- watch
- Real
- Housewives
- in
- a
- judgement-free
- zone.Then
- Mara’s
- prayers
- are
- answered
- as
- she
- unexpectedly
- comes
- into
- some
- money
- that
- helps
- her
- find
- a
- home
- of
- her
- own.
- She
- just
- needs
- her
- long-term
- boyfriend,
- Tom,
- to
- move
- in
- so
- they
- can
- be
- happy
- and
- grown-up
- together.Except
- Tom
- has
- decided
- to
- leave
- London
- –
- and
- Mara.Just
- as
- her
- life
- should
- be
- coming
- together,
- everything
- starts
- to
- unravel.
- Navigating
- a
- break-up/non-break-up,
- a
- best
- friend
- accusing
- her
- of
- being
- self-involved,
- and
- a
- fixation
- with
- her
- new
- neighbours,
- will
- Mara
- ever
- be
- able
- to
- shake
- this
- homesick
- feeling?Readers
- are
- already
- falling
- in
- love
- with
- Homesick
- …'A
- beautifully
- crafted
- story
- …
- filled
- with
- memorable
- characters
- and
- relatable
- situations,
- making
- it
- a
- heartfelt
- exploration
- of
- first
- loves,
- found
- families,
- and
- the
- bittersweet
- experience
- of
- growing
- up'?????'I
- couldn't
- have
- loved
- this
- more
- …
- It's
- a
- really
- accomplished
- and
- very
- funny
- commentary
- on
- urban
- living
- and
- twenty
- first
- century
- existence
- …
- I
- was
- wrapped
- up
- in
- the
- propulsive
- plot'
- ?????'What
- I
- appreciate
- about
- Homesick
- is
- the
- exploration
- of
- everyday
- issues
- …
- Mara's
- year
- of
- self-discovery
- is
- a
- great
- reminder
- that
- life
- is
- a
- complex
- journey'
- ?????'This
- novel
- offers
- a
- poignant
- exploration
- of
- love
- and
- self-discovery
- …
- With
- its
- mix
- of
- laugh-out-loud
- moments
- and
- genuine
- emotional
- depth,
- this
- book
- is
- a
- delightful
- read' ?????
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