Imprint
- Orion
- Orion
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
A bittersweet novel about re-inventing yourself from the author of THE STARTER MARRIAGE.
Shy, sweet-natured Lucy Collins is used to being pushed around. For the first eighteen years of her life her widowed mother Judith ruled the roost. Now Lucy's husband, her seven-year-old daughter and even Buster the cat boss her about. But her mother's premature death leaves Lucy an orphan at the age of thirty-five. She's devastated, but she's also free. After a lifetime of being a disappointment to everyone, is it finally time Lucy grew up?
As she clears out her mother's rambling house, Lucy discovers a trunk full of memories, her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all Brown Owls: capable, no-nonsense matriarchs who were the leading lights of the Girl Guide movement. They spent their spare time preparing the next generation for their roles as wives and mothers with a mixture of campfire songs, sew-on badges and reef knots. But could the old values and frontier spirit now hold the key to help Lucy make the changes she needs in her life?
Praise for Brown Owl's Guide To Life
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A nostalgic read - HEAT MAGAZINE
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A poignant and funny novel - SHE
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Nostalgic - WOMAN & HOME - Fanny Blake
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A must read - GUIDING MAGAZINE
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Cleverly interwoven stories make this an almost instant hook - BIRMINGHAM MAIL 27.01.07
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A nostalgic read - HEAT MAGAZINE
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A poignant and funny novel - SHE
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Nostalgic - WOMAN & HOME - Fanny Blake
Kate Harrison
Kate Harrison writes fiction and non-fiction: her novels include The Secret Shopper's Revenge, Brown Owl's Guide to Life and the Soul Beach thriller trilogy. She's also the author of the bestselling The 5:2 Diet Book, plus three other 5:2 Books. A former TV journalist, Kate lives in Brighton. kate-harrison.com
Visit Kate's website at kate-harrison.com, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/katewritesbooks and Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/katewritesbooks and watch her Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL961FBF0F8A8CE2B2&feature=view_all. Visit the Soul Beachwebsite at http://www.soulbeach.org, the Soul Fire website at http://burningtruths.com and follow Soul Beach on Twitter at https://twitter.com/onsoulbeach and Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/katewritesbooks/the-dream-soul-beach-cast-list. Learn more with http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=auJWC-o-RiY.
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