By Your Side
Autor Ruth Jonesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mai 2025
Imaginea de deschidere a acestui roman ne-o prezintă pe Linda Standish, o femeie care și-a petrecut ultimii treizeci și trei de ani căutând conexiuni pierdute pentru alții în cadrul unei unități speciale a consiliului local. În pragul unei pensionări liniștite, ea acceptă o ultimă misiune care o poartă departe de zona de confort: urmează firul vieții lui Levi Norman până pe o insulă scoțiană izolată. Notăm cu interes cum Ruth Jones transformă o premisă care ar putea părea birocratică într-o aventură plină de umanitate, marcată de o călătorie absurdă și memorabilă cu un dric, alături de un personaj pe care Linda îl consideră inamicul ei jurat. Credem că forța acestei scrieri rezidă în capacitatea de a extrage poezie și umor din situații cotidiene, construind o comunitate vibrantă pe insula Storrich, unde fiecare localnic pare să dețină o piesă dintr-un puzzle existențial. Stilul narativ este unul cald și contemplativ, amintind de structura explorării identitare din For Rouenna de Sigrid Nunez — unde o scrisoare din trecut declanșează o redescoperire a sinelui — dar Ruth Jones aduce o notă specifică de optimism britanic și o aplecare către relațiile interumane care se nasc în cele mai improbabile contexte. Nu este doar o investigație despre un om dispărut, ci o analiză fină a modului în care ne lăsăm amprenta asupra celorlalți, chiar și atunci când credem că trăim în izolare. Ritmul este așezat, permițând cititorului să pătrundă în psihologia Lindei în timp ce aceasta învață că niciodată nu este prea târziu pentru a lega noi prietenii sau pentru a-ți reevalua propriile regrete.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 178763390X
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 155 x 229 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: DK Children
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Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o poveste luminoasă despre comunitate și a doua șansă. Prin personajul Lindei, cititorul câștigă o perspectivă plină de compasiune asupra vieților lăsate în urmă și a valorii fiecărei interacțiuni umane. Este o lectură reconfortantă, scrisă cu umorul fin specific unei minți premiate cu BAFTA, ideală pentru momentele în care ai nevoie de o confirmare a bunătății umane.
Descriere scurtă
Soak up the perfect summer read and falling in love with Linda & Levi in By Your Side, the latest heart-warmer from the Gavin and Stacey co-creator, Ruth Jones.
'Brilliantly told, you'll laugh, cry - and love it' Woman & Home
'A heartwarming and funny read from the brilliant Ruth Jones' Heat (Book of the Week)
'Ruth's books are always a joy and full of gorgeous characters' Prima
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After thirty-three years helping strangers at the council's Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda is looking forward to early retirement.
But first, one last case: tracking down the relatives of the deceased Levi Norman, a Welshman who spent his final years on a remote Scottish island.
As Linda delves into Levi's past, aided (and occasionally thwarted) by the residents of Storrich, she uncovers more than just his story.
Bursting with heart and humour, By Your Side is about finding joy in the most unlikely connections, and the importance of holding on to friendship, love and community - especially when life gets messy.
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 RNA ROMANTIC COMEDY AWARD**
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Praise for Ruth Jones:
'Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You and Someone Else's Shoes
'Wow, what an emotional rollercoaster ride. Beautifully written, with characters that I know will stay with me' JO THOMAS, bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse
'Ruth Jones writes with such warmth you can't help but fall in love with the characters she creates.'
JAMES CORDEN
'A cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS, bestselling author of Just Between Us
'Beautifully warm and totally absorbing.' JANE FALLON, bestselling author of My Sweet Revenge and Strictly Between Us
'Heartfelt, joyful, brave, utterly compelling' RACHEL JOYCE, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
'Ruth's characters will stay with me for a long time.' CATHY BRAMLEY, bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Café
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Notă biografică
Ruth's novels have sold over a million copies. Never Greener was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one, as well as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, a nominated Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and a Zoe Ball Book Club pick. Her second novel, Us Three, and her third novel, Love Untold, were also instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Love Untold was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year, as well as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Ruth's latest novel is By Your Side
Descriere
The joyful and life-affirming new novel from the BAFTA-winning co-writer of Gavin and Stacey and the Sunday Times bestselling and Richard and Judy Book Club author of Love Untold. 'A heartwarming and funny read from the brilliant Ruth Jones' Heat (Book of the Week) 'Filled with compassion and populated with wonderfully engaging characters' Observer Because second chances come when you least expect them . . . Linda Standish has been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years, in her role at the council's Unclaimed Heirs Unit. And now she's looking forward to the joys of an early retirement. But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case - that of Levi Norman - a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the five years before he died. Linda must visit Storrich to track down Levi's remaining relatives . . . What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hearse!) with her arch nemesis, and helped (and hindered...) by the local residents, Linda searches for clues to a life now lost. And in the process unexpectedly makes new friends, and discovers things about herself she never knew. Bursting with all the heart and humour that has made Ruth's name as a screenwriter and author, By Your Side is a joyful celebration of friendship, love and community. 'Brilliantly told, you'll laugh, cry - and love it.' Woman & Home 'Ruth's books are always a joy and full of gorgeous characters' Prima ***OUT NOW!*** -- Readers are loving By Your Side! 'Funny and heartbreaking and wonderful. Five huge flashing stars' ***** Reader Review 'A brilliant, life-affirming, feel-good book' ***** Reader Review 'Filled me with a great deal of joy' *****Reader Review 'It's one to devour in one sitting and tell your friends about.' *****Reader Review 'I did not want this to end' *****Reader Review 'I loved Linda's job - working for the council as a sort of special detective... (Is this a real job, and can I do it?)' *****Reader Review 'My first book by the wonderful Ruth Jones and I'm kicking myself I haven't read any sooner.' *****Reader Review Praise for Ruth Jones: 'Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You and Someone Else's Shoes 'Wow, what an emotional rollercoaster ride. Beautifully written, with characters that I know will stay with me' JO THOMAS, bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse 'Ruth Jones writes with such warmth you can't help but fall in love with the characters she creates.' JAMES CORDEN 'A cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS, bestselling author of Just Between Us 'Beautifully warm and totally absorbing.' JANE FALLON, bestselling author of My Sweet Revenge and Strictly Between Us 'Heartfelt, joyful, brave, utterly compelling' RACHEL JOYCE, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 'Ruth's characters will stay with me for a long time.' CATHY BRAMLEY, bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Café.