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  • Published: 13 June 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529176933
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.00

Waiting for Sunshine

The emotional and thought-provoking new novel from the bestselling author of Mix Tape



An unputdownable, thought-provoking novel about a little girl with a mysterious past and the couple desperate to give her a home.

Chrissie has always wanted to be a mother. After months of trying to adopt, she and her husband Stuart finally get the news that a little girl named Sunshine is waiting for them.

Abandoned at a young age, the child comes to them without a family history, and it feels like a fresh start for all of them. But when fragments from Sunshine's previous life start to intrude on her new one, the little girl's mysterious past quickly becomes Chrissie's greatest fear ...

  • Published: 13 June 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529176933
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Jane Sanderson

JANE SANDERSON is a writer and journalist. She worked as a producer for BBC Radio 4 on The World at One and Woman’s Hour before becoming a novelist. She lives with her husband in Herefordshire, and they also have a houseboat in London.


Jane’s previous novels include This Much Is True, Netherwood, Ravenscliffe and Eden Falls. Mix Tape is her latest.

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Praise for Waiting for Sunshine

This grown-up love story is gorgeously written and romantic without being sentimental

Good Housekeeping on Mix Tape

This tender tale of second chances . . . is a nostalgic delight

Sunday Mirror on Mix Tape

Gorgeous novel . . . guaranteed to make you think of your first love - and perhaps what might have been

Nina Pottell, Prima on Mix Tape

A deftly written romantic novel

Red on Mix Tape

Funny, moving, relatable and with a great playlist, this is one Mix Tape well worth investing in

Heat on Mix Tape

Fantastic, moving, beautiful

Daily Mail on Mix Tape

Nostalgic and poignant, prepare for all the feels

Fabulous on Mix Tape

A nostalgic tale of devastating but enduring love

Daily Mirror on Mix Tape

Beautifully written and a joy to read

Daily Express on Mix Tape

Carefully formed, well-rounded and likeable, by the final pages I cared about Alison and Daniel as if they were my friends

Sunday Express on Mix Tape

A wonderfully musical story about modern relationships and lost loves

OK! Magazine on Mix Tape

A beautiful story

Bella Magazine on Mix Tape

Secrets simmer beneath the surface of this beautifully crafted novel about love, identity and the meaning of family . . . An absorbing and captivating read, and without doubt a book you'll want to talk about to all your friends

Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You

The story, and especially Sunshine herself, crept into my mind and heart and took up residence there. A lovely novel, deftly plotted and emotionally involving

Laura Barnett, author of no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller The Versions of Us

A profoundly moving, brave and beautifully written story . . . Sunshine completely stole my heart'

Hazel Prior, author of Away with the Penguins

Superbly written, emotionally satisfying and compellingly original

Daily Mail

Unputdownable

My Weekly