A Place to Call Home: The moving, uplifting story from the Sunday Times bestseller
Jan 2014 · Hachette UK
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An uplifting, emotional story about new beginnings and finding love, from the Sunday Times bestseller
In the dead of night, Ayesha takes her daughter, Sabina, and slips quietly from her home, leaving behind a life full of pain. Boarding a coach to London, all Ayesha wants is a fresh start.
Hayden, a former popstar, has kept himself hidden away for years. He's only opened up his home to two people - Crystal, a professional dancer with a heart of gold, and Joy, an ill-tempered retiree with a soft spot for waifs and strays.
When Crystal asks Hayden if Ayesha and Sabina can stay with them, he reluctantly agrees and, as different as they may be, they quickly form an unlikely bond. So when enemies threaten their peaceful home, they will do all they can to save it and each other.
Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews:
'A gorgeous novel that will delight'
KATIE FFORDE
'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic'
MILLY JOHNSON
'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope'
CATHY BRAMLEY
'An irresistibly warm-hearted story'
TRISHA ASHLEY
'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed'
SARAH MORGAN
'The queen of funny, feel good fiction'
MIKE GAYLE
In the dead of night, Ayesha takes her daughter, Sabina, and slips quietly from her home, leaving behind a life full of pain. Boarding a coach to London, all Ayesha wants is a fresh start.
Hayden, a former popstar, has kept himself hidden away for years. He's only opened up his home to two people - Crystal, a professional dancer with a heart of gold, and Joy, an ill-tempered retiree with a soft spot for waifs and strays.
When Crystal asks Hayden if Ayesha and Sabina can stay with them, he reluctantly agrees and, as different as they may be, they quickly form an unlikely bond. So when enemies threaten their peaceful home, they will do all they can to save it and each other.
Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews:
'A gorgeous novel that will delight'
KATIE FFORDE
'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic'
MILLY JOHNSON
'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope'
CATHY BRAMLEY
'An irresistibly warm-hearted story'
TRISHA ASHLEY
'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed'
SARAH MORGAN
'The queen of funny, feel good fiction'
MIKE GAYLE
Ratings and reviews
4.7
71 reviews
Alison Robinson
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May 10, 2022
Three and a half stars. Ayesha Rasheed had an arranged marriage. She left her home and family in Sri Lanka and moved to Milton Keynes to be with her new husband. Unfortunately, after a happy start her husband Suresh starts a downwards spiral of drinking, loses his job, and starts beating Ayesha. After years of abuse Ayesha escapes from Suresh and escapes to London with her daughter Sabina on the 04:30 coach to London. When Ayesha arrives at the women's shelter in Camden, there are no places available, but a chance phone call to a friend gets them a room with a woman called Crystal. The room turns out to be in a Hampstead mansion owned by reclusive pop-star Hayden Daniels who has allowed Crystal (an exotic dancer) and Joy (a grumpy retiree) to live with him. Ayesha can barely read and write English but together with the help of her housemates she starts to learn, but at the same time Ayesha helps each of them in different ways. Carole Matthews may write romances but they are always a little quirky, the female characters are always a bit unusual, and this is no exception. It's had to see how armed robbery, wife-beating, and tragic death can fit into a cosy romance and yet she manages it. Not one of her best, but still a fun read.
Emma Marshall
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February 1, 2014
Carole Matthews does it again! Heart warming, romantic comedy. I found myself rooting for the main characters and was disappointed when the book came to an end as I was hooked during the 3 days it took me to read. Another enjoyable read. Can't wait for the next book!
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Debbie Pettigrew
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August 28, 2014
Good story at beginning but fails to deliver. Could have been so much better. Fizzles to an end far to abruptly ...disappointing :-(
About the author
Carole Matthews is the Sunday Times bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the top ten bestsellers The Cake Shop in the Garden, A Cottage by the Sea, Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses, Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights, Million Love Songs and Happiness for Beginners. In 2015, Carole was awarded the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award. Her novels dazzle and delight readers all over the world and she is published in more than thirty countries.
For all the latest news from Carole, visit www.carolematthews.com, follow Carole on Twitter (@carolematthews) and Instagram (matthews.carole) or join the thousands of readers who have become Carole's friend on Facebook (carolematthewsbooks).
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