Life's What You Make It
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409057574
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 544
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Life's What You Make It

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The captivating sequel to THE CHESTNUT TREE about the impact of the post-WWII years on four very different women in a small Sussex fishing village

The war might be over but the hardship remains in this setting and story expertly portrayed by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jefferies.

'Heartwarming and full of period charm... One of Britain's most bankable novelists' - DAILY EXPRESS

'A fitting sequel to the Chestnut Tree' - GOOD BOOK GUIDE

'Bingham writes with her usual flair...' - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW

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WILL A NEW ARRIVAL MEAN A BRIGHTER FUTURE?

It is 1947, the worst winter in England since records began.

For the women living in the little fishing port of Bexham, the lack of everything from fuel to food has left them reeling.

When Waldo Astley drives through thick Sussex snow into the village in his large American Buick, it is to find Bexham filled with frustrated wives and mothers, forced back behind their stoves after the joy of the victory for which they fought so hard on the home front.

But Waldo is no ordinary character, his effect on all the residents is as warming as the electricity of which there is still such a shortage.

For Judy, whose marriage to Walter has been badly affected by long years of separation, for Rusty, whose miscarriage has been mind-shattering, for Mathilda, whose single motherhood has put her eligibility in jeopardy, and for Meggie, still not recovered from her ordeal as a secret agent.

No matter what the age or circumstances of the person, Waldo Astley is not just a breath of fresh air - but the wind off the sea...
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409057574
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 544
Categories:

About the author

Charlotte Bingham

Charlotte Bingham comes from a literary family - her father sold a story to H. G. Wells when he was only seventeen - and Charlotte wrote her autobiography, Coronet Among the Weeds at the age of nineteen. Since then, she has written comedy and drama series, films and plays for both England and America with her husband, the actor and playwright Terence Brady. Her published novels include the highly acclaimed bestsellers Summertime, The Season, The Love Knot, The Kissing Garden, Love Song, To Hear a Nightingale, The Business, In Sunshine or Shadow, Stardust, Nanny, Change of Heart, Debutantes, The Nightingale Sings, Grand Affair, The Chestnut Tree, The Wind Off the Sea, The Moon at Midnight, Daughters of Eden, The House of Flowers, The Magic Hour, Friday's Girl, In Distant Fields, The White Marriage, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Land of Summer and The Daisy Club.

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Praise for Life's What You Make It

What a fascinating memoir

Tim Peake

Explosive

Sun

A really smashing book

Michael Ball

[A] fantastic read on such an interesting life

Lorraine Kelly

It's fascinating, it's funny and it's beautifully written . . . brilliant

Chris Moyles, Radio X

A beautiful book. There are amazing stories in there about meeting Princess Diana, the Red Arrows and all of our favourite telly shows. It's a delight

Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2

The book we've all been waiting for . . . we haven't been able to put it down

New

One of our favourite things is the many hilarious anecdotes he has to share about his good friend Holly Willoughby

Hello!

A bona fide national treasure . . . He tells his story in his way, with great honesty

Prima

Phillip Schofield has spoken candidly about his coming out process and his current mental health struggles in his autobiography

Pink News

Takes readers on the journey Phillip has taken to get to where he is today. Fans will delight at a nostalgic look back at Phillip's life, relish the behind the scenes stories, and feel touched by the emotional honesty in his writing

Northern Life Magazine

Dazzling

Evening Standard

Full of anecdotes about onscreen mishaps and meeting the famous

Daily Mail

We have loved your book - you've been so honest, open, everything that anyone knows you so well will have hoped to get from this book . . . you get it. A stroll through your incredible career and you also tackle, head on, in a really beautiful way what happened earlier this year

Andrea McLean, Loose Women

A fantastic read!

Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2

The silver-haired overlord of daytime TV . . . Schofe's candour is admirable

Evening Standard

In this soul-bearing autobiography, Phillip looks back on his broadcasting career . . . A frank and highly readable life story

Sunday Express

Candid, brave and readable . . . This Morning fans will love stories of his 18 years on the show

Sunday Express

Charlotte Bingham writes with her usual flair...

HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW

A fitting sequel to The Chestnut Tree.

GOOD BOOK GUIDE

Heart warming and full of period charm.

DAILY EXPRESS