Hannah Sunderland

‘Delightfully romantic’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘A compelling, quirky love story’ MIRANDA DICKINSON ‘An unconventional romance – real and raw’ ANNA BELL Effie’s not perfect. Neither is Theo. But together, they’re pretty close. Matilda ‘Effie’ Heaton has always felt like she’s swimming against the tide. Everyone around her has life sorted, but Effie’s living with her parents and crying into a wine bottle at night. The only thing she loves is her job at a bookshop, where she can lose herself in other people’s stories. But then she meets Theo, who knows only too well that life isn’t something to take for granted. Because Theo has a life-changing secret, and as Effie starts to realise that she’s falling in love instead of falling apart, fate steps in and deals her a new hand. And this time, the stakes are high. A gorgeous, heart-breaking read for fans of Jojo Moyes and Gail Honeyman. If you love this, don’t miss Hannah Sunderland’s new book, At First Sight. What readers are saying about Very Nearly Normal… ‘I haven’t been able to put it down …a rollercoaster of emotions’ ***** Reader Review ‘I loved it from page one and every page after that I loved it more’ ***** Reader Review ‘Made me laugh and smile, but also cry for the real struggles Effie and Theo faced’ ***** Reader Review ‘Life-affirming, funny and relatable. A twist I didn’t see coming’ ***** Reader Review

A Nell le encanta hablar y ayudar a la gente. Trabaja en Mentes sanas, en el servicio telef nico. Disfruta sabiendo que, tras una charla con ella, quien ha llamado se siente m s libre y feliz. Es muy satisfactorio, aunque a veces entran llamadas especialmente dif ciles. Como la de Charlie.Charlie necesita ayuda con desesperaci n. Se siente roto y fuera de control, y Nell decide saltarse todas las normas y quedar con l. Est a punto de salvar una vida, de cambiar totalmente la suya y de arriesgarlo todo por un completo desconocido. Y qui n sabe, tal vez tambi n de enamorarse. Una novela que transmite un mensaje de esperanza y te har sonre r.

Two strangers. Two chance meetings. One extraordinary love story… Nell and Charlie feel a spark when they meet by chance in a cafe. But they don’t trade numbers, or surnames, so there’s no way they’ll meet again. But the next day, Nell’s phone rings at work. Somehow, impossibly, Charlie is on the other end. And he needs her help. Nell is about to save a life, fall in love … and risk everything for a perfect stranger. Tender, thought-provoking and joyful, Charlie and Nell’s unique love story will capture your heart and give you hope. Perfect for fans of The Sight of You by Holly Miller and Love Rosie by Cecelia Ahern. ‘I was utterly drawn into Charlie and Nell’s story and found myself shedding a tear one minute and laughing the next’ Emma Cooper, author of If I Could Say Goodbye ‘A glorious and unique love story, bursting with hope, that will break your heart then put it back together again’ Nicola Gill, author of The Neighbours ‘Wonderful and joyous’ ????? Reader Review ‘Brilliantly written and I think this will stay with me for a long time’ ????? Reader Review Praise for Hannah Sunderland: ‘Delightfully romantic’ Isabelle Broom, author of Hello, Again ‘A compelling, quirky love story’ Miranda Dickinson, author of Our Story ‘An unconventional romance – real and raw’ Anna Bell, author of We Just Clicked