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Conservation, restoration & care of artworks, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult & contemporary romance, Women's health
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- Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9781398703056 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781398703049 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 28, 2023 | 9781398703032 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781398703063 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9781398703056 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781398703049 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 28, 2023 | 9781398703032 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781398703063 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 6, 2023 | 9781398703070 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9781398703056 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781398703049 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 28, 2023 | 9781398703032 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781398703063 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 6, 2023 | 9781398703070 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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A poignant second novel from the author of WET PAINT about the decisions that many women face and the impact these choices can have on their sense of self.
'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' Kate Sawyer
'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' Huma Qureshi
'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
When Cathy and Noah first got together neither saw children in their future. Eight years later, they're happily married - and Cathy isn't so sure. With Noah's patience for his wife's ambivalence waning, her widowed mother in a world of her own and her best friend yearning for a second baby, Cathy feels increasingly adrift.
Escaping into her work in the conservation studios of the National Gallery, she chips away at the layers of overpaint on a canvas from the collection. Will the discovery of an unexpected truth help her find the clarity she craves?
This absorbing second novel from the author of WET PAINT - about confronting expectations and learning to cope with the nagging, complex questions that shape a life - is perfect for fans of OKAY DAYS, EXPECTATION and OLIVE.
READERS LOVE SECOND SELF
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book spoke to me like no other. Loved all the characters, big or small'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I read this emotive and gripping novel over 48 hours - it's a beautifully written story and I recommend to anyone!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A gorgeous novel that pulled me straight out of my ongoing slow reading . . . pretty much read majority of it in one sitting!'
More books by Chloe Ashby
Praise for Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT
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A precise and moving novel about expectation, ambivalence and desire. SECOND SELF unravels one of life's big questions and asks what happens when two people change separately as well as together. - Abigail Bergstrom, author of What a Shame
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SECOND SELF is a novel about love, art, and those monumental, impossible life decisions. At times meditative, at times heartbreaking, but throughout compassionate and nuanced. A thoughtful, tender novel that will resonate with many thirty-somethings and is sure to spark many a discussion among its readers. - Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days
Chloe Ashby
ChloA Ashby is an author and arts critic who has written for publications such as the Times, TLS, Guardian, FT Life & Arts, Spectator and frieze. She is the author of Colours of Art: The Story of Art in 80 Palettes, a Times best book of 2022. She lives in London. Wet Paint was her debut novel and Second Self is her second.
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