The Message

The Message

by JulieHighmore (Author)

Synopsis

'Her breakthrough book' Bookseller Jen has no idea that her neat life is about to unravel. With one misplaced voicemail from her husband, she discovers that her marriage is a sham. Numb with shock, she's hiding from the future when she's stunned by a face from the past. Kit was Jen's first love, the one she hoped would never leave. On their airbase in Germany, he was out of her league - a senior officer's son - but even Kit's glamorous and disapproving mother couldn't keep them apart. What began as a glorious summer, though, could not last for ever. Now, years later, Jen and Kit meet again, both troubled, and forced to confront what happened. Together, can they make sense of it all?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 10 Dec 2009

ISBN 10: 0755343018
ISBN 13: 9780755343010
Book Overview: Julie Highmore is is known for her witty dialogue and likeable cast of characters - 'She writes wonderfully well. Her style is restrained and supremely confident, pruned of unnecessary detail and sparkling with mordant wit' Wendy Holden - THE MESSAGE promises to be her most enjoyable yet

Media Reviews
Compulsive reading * Daily Express *
'Her breakthrough book... With dual voices and fluctuating time, it tells a sensitive tale of picking up life again and of possible second chances, all in a lovely style' * Bookseller *
'Where Highmore excels is in the unsentimental way she writes about the dilemmas life throws at us. There's also a mordant, black humour to her writing, which keeps the froth at bay' * Glamour *
'Enjoyable romantic fiction, done with skill and subtlety' * You magazine *
Author Bio
Julie Highmore was born in Surrey. She spent a nomadic but happy childhood at various RAF stations, attending fourteen schools, and finally settled in Oxford. She has taught English and been a publisher's reader, and has three grown-up children.