The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club

Name: The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club
Rating: 4.666666507720947 (6 reviews)

Josie Lloyd

May 2021 · HarperCollins UK

4.7

6 reviews

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**Josie Lloyd’s heart-warming and joyful new novel, Lifesaving for Beginners, is available for pre-order now!**

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‘Amazing, heartbreaking and inspiring’ Jenny Colgan
‘A love letter to the power of friendship, honest and uplifting’ Jill Mansell
‘A fiercely positive story, about the power of hope’ Mike Gayle

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Sometimes we need our friends to help us find our feet...

When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she doesn’t want to have to tell her family, or step back from work. She doesn’t want to sit in a hospital, or be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club.

But as she accepts that her health is no longer something she can rely on, Keira finds herself embracing running. And running in the company of a group of brilliant, funny women each going through treatment unexpectedly gives Keira the hope she needs.

Because the C-word is not going to define Keira’s identity. And with the Cancer Ladies’ Running Club cheering her on, she’s going to reclaim her life.
One step at a time.

Life isn’t always the race we expected to run but this moving and uplifting novel is full of hope and about love, family, friendship and the power of finding your tribe.

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‘A wise, warm and wonderful novel ... an incredibly moving, uplifting and hopeful story that looks at the power of finding your tribe. It will make you smile and love life just a little bit more’ Adele Parks, Platinum

‘Uplifting and positive, you will be cheering them along’ Prima

‘An honest read that, despite its heart-wrenching topic, will uplift and inspire you’ Heat

‘Made me believe in life and in love. Hopeful and life-changing’ Katie Marsh, author of The Rest of Me

‘An amazing story that shows us all the strength of the human spirit and the power of friendship. An inspiration!’ Magic Radio

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4.7

6 reviews

Aly Warren

13 May 2021

No one ever wants to go to the doctors and hear the word "cancer". That's exactly what happens to Kiera. We follow her incredibly emotional story. She meets other cancer patients and they start their own running group "the cancer ladies' running club" . They all form such a beautiful friendship and support group for each other. I was so unbelievably touched by this book. I loved how it was written, it made it feel so much more personal. I sobbed so many times while reading this. Keira is an unbelievably strong character. It's hard to to love her. As for the running group. Tamsin....oh wow! She is just incredible, I really adore her. Such strength and I love the encouragement she gives the group, it's beautiful. Another one I recommend as a must read. This story will stick with me for a long time. But I do warn you to have tissues near by. Trust me you will need them

Grace J. Reviewerlady

13 May 2021

An absolutely amazing read .. and one I have relished! Keira is shocked to her core when, as the result of a voluntary breast screening, she is diagnosed with cancer. She wants to keep it to herself, not tell her family and keep on working in her business but cancer doesn't wait for anything. She is soon persuaded to run with others to keep her fitness levels up whilst she undergoes treatment. The friends she makes do more for her wellbeing than anything else but life doesn't stop for illness; this is Keira's story. What a corker of a read! I'm not sure what I expected from this one, but it quite cheering; full of positivity but doesn't shy away from the hard moments. The author has created a fine bunch of characters, all realistic and entirely believable. There is nothing morbid about this novel and I can imagine it's positivity will help many a person as it is an upbeat read which doesn't hide from the fact that life goes on alongside the cancer fight. A truly endearing read and one I wouldn't have missed for anything. Josie Lloyd writes beautifully and although this is fiction, her own experiences obviously impacted strongly on her writing. An excellent read and one which, for me, has blown away several myths and replaced them with reality. This is definitely a five star read, and one I would recommend - to everyone.

Rachel B

3 April 2021

I read this book in 24 hours and really struggled to put it down. The Cancer Ladies' Running Club tells the story of Kiera, who is newly diagnosed with breast cancer. As she comes to terms with her diagnosis, she meets Tamsin, another cancer patient, who persuades Kiera to join her running. This is the start of a beautiful friendship with Tamsin and two other runners who help each other through treatment. I found the story of how Kiera went through treatment alongside other ups and downs in her life to be a very honest and truthful story of life with cancer, and how the rest of the world doesn't just stop because you're not well. Whilst the book was definitely emotional, and I found myself in tears multiple times, I wouldn't particularly consider it a sad book, rather an uplifting book about a group of women who can do a lot more than they, and those around them, think they can. This is one of the best books I've read in a while.

About the author

Josie Lloyd's first novel, It Could Be You, was published in 1997 and since then she has written 15 bestselling novels (under various pen names), including the number one hit Come Together, which she co-authored with her husband, Emlyn Rees, which was number one for 10 weeks, published in 27 languages and made into a Working Title film. Josie has also written several best-selling parodies with Emlyn, including We're Going On A Bar Hunt, The Very Hungover Caterpillar and The Teenager Who Came To Tea.

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