Births, Deaths and Marriages

<p><b>From the author of the <i>Sunday Times</i> Number One Bestseller, <i>The Versions of Us</i>. A novel about six lifelong friends and one unforgettable year. </b><br><br>‘<i>Four Weddings and a Funeral </i>meets <i>One Day</i>...I couldn't put it down.’ 5-star reader review<br><br>'I haven't read a book this delightful in a long time.' 5-star reader review<br><br><b>Zoe, Al, Rachel, Rob, Yas and Indie. Six friends who were inseparable at university, who have all had their secret or not so secret passions for each other, their hopes and fears.</b><br><br>Over the years, they have gone their separate ways. Rob is a history teacher, with a string of broken relationships behind him. Yas is a surgeon and very much her own woman. Indie is married and a successful coffee entrepreneur. Rachel is a stay at home mum with two children. Al, widowed young, is about to take over his father's funeral business.<br><br>When Rob's engagement party throws the gang together once more, some passions are reignited, old connections and resentments resurface. Over the next twelve months, there will, among the friends, be a birth, a marriage, and a death – but whose?<br><br><b>BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES</b> is an era-spanning, globe-trotting novel about love, friendship, and how to stay at least relatively sane in an ever crazier world. It’s about a group of friends growing older, the possibility of second chances, about kindness and joy. It’s about births, deaths, marriages... and everything in between.<br><br><u>READERS LOVE BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES:</u><br><br>'An <b>emotional, heartfelt book about the joys and sorrows of life.</b> It is about love in all its forms, the friendships that shape us, and the quiet moments that define who we become.'<br><br><b>'Relatable, funny, moving and hopeful. </b>Births, Deaths and Marriages is a fantastic read that <b>reminded me of Cold Feet </b>and deals with the themes of feeling unsure in your life, grief and moving forward beautifully.'<br><br>‘Wow! Just wow! <b>A book for anyone who has loved, f</b>or anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one, for anyone who has contemplated or been married, for every parent, indeed,<b> for anyone who has lived</b>.<b>’</b><br><br>‘A hugely enjoyable novel which <b>celebrates the durability of friendships that have weathered the storm of growing up.’ </b><br><br><b>'Reminiscent of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Notting Hill'</b><br><br><b>'Immersive and thought-provoking</b> . . . <b>captures the nuances of human relationships</b>—the tension, the tenderness, the misunderstandings, and the unbreakable bonds that endure despite time and distance.'<br><br>'With its <b>perfect blend of humour, poignancy, and authenticity</b>, this novel will resonate with anyone who's ever experienced <b>the joys and challenges of close relationships.</b>'<br><br>'<b>Highly addictive and incredibly comforting. </b>Exquisite storytelling written in a way that gives you all the feels from incredible sadness to raucous laughter. <b>These are a bunch of friends I won’t forget in a hurry!'</b></p>