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A heartening and life-affirming novel about a single mother learning to make a bigger life, and the power of human connection to grow our worlds.Delphine Jones's world is about to get much bigger...if only she'd let it.Devoted single mother Delphine Jones is an expert at putting her head down and moving through life one day at a time. Since getting pregnant at sixteen, her circle has only ever included her now eleven-year-old daughter and best friend, Em, and her complicated father whom they live with. But when an opportunity for her to finish school presents itself, Delphine finally does something she hasn't done in years: she takes a chance on herself. Sometimes all it takes is one chance.As Delphine rediscovers her passions and her belief in herself, her circle expands to include an Oscar-winning actress turned teacher, an Eritrean couple running a local caf-cum-jazz club, an elderly French widow looking to converse, and a handsome musician who awakens something in Delphine that she thought had been long buried.
About the Author
I'm a TV producer by trade. For a long time, I worked in development where I created quizzes, documentary formats and reality shows. I've been trying to write a novel since my early 20s, when I wrote a spin-off of Mary Poppins, called Sister Suffragette, which was all about Winifred Banks' adventures when she wasn't at home singing. It's probably for the best that it's still in a drawer somewhere.The Love Story of Missy Carmichael is my first full-length novel, and I wrote it on maternity leave, inspired by the people I met while I was walking my dog in the park. In my spare time I enjoy running, cooking curries, and reading the entire internet when I should be sleeping.
