Way Back: The warm and witty novel from the bestselling author of Thrown, and BBC Radio 2 broadcaster
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'Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart' GRAHAM NORTON
'Warm, funny and perceptive' ELIZABETH DAY
'A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship' LUCY DIAMOND
'A warm and moving dive into childhood secrets' JO BRAND
'Excellent!' ALEX JONES
Josie's life is fine. Absolutely, completely fine.
Nice husband, brilliant best friend, a gorgeous kid at uni. The big house of her dreams on its leafy London street is a lifetime away from the Lancashire farm of her childhood. So what if her mother is tricky and James isn't in love with Josie any more and maybe she's not in love with him either? It's great to have time to herself now Chloe's flown the nest . . . isn't it?
This is the life Josie never believed possible. The life she needed when her heart was breaking as a child, when her mum wasn't coping and Josie had to grow up too fast. So why this feeling, nibbling away at the edges of Josie's thoughts? The sense that she has lost something. That she has lost herself.
If Josie is to truly live and find her way ahead, she needs to go back - way back, to the place where it all began.
'Absolutely loved this book, really didn't want it to end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Funny, sad and romantic. What's not to like?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The storytelling is just beautiful, and you feel as though you are right there with the characters. It leaves you feeling that change can come to anyone if they really want it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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About the author
Sara Cox is known and loved by millions of BBC Radio 2 listeners, having presented her teatime show for seven years and recently moving over to present the iconic Radio 2 Breakfast Show. She developed a passion for broadcasting on BBC Radio 1, hosting the Breakfast Show there for four years and reaching eight million listeners. She recently won The Best Audio Presenter at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. On TV, Sara hosted the popular weekly book programme Between The Covers on BBC Two and regularly co-hosted BBC Two's Morning Live. Other TV work includes The Great Pottery Throwdown, Back In Time for Tea and Love In The Countryside. She is currently filming the second series of The Marvellous Miniature Workshop for BBC One. Sara has written columns for The Mirror and The Guardian. Her memoir Till The Cows Come Home was a Sunday Times bestseller, as were her previous novels Thrown and Way Back. In 2025 Sara raised £11.7 million for Children In Need after running five ultra marathons in five days on her Great Northern Marathon Challenge. Sara lives with her family in North London and stays in touch with her farming background by having too many pets and riding her horse Nelly.
