Ruth Hoganová

'LIFE-AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE' Celia Anderson'WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY' Mike Gayle'MAGICAL . . . UPLIFTING' Anton Du Beke'WARMTH, WIT, AND PLENTY OF EMPATHY' Shelby Van PeltA TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER ABOUT THE POWER OF KINDNESS. George McGlory is showing off his new shirt to his wife, Audrey. It's got bright-orange parrots on, but he knows she won't say anything. He's talking to the headstone at her grave. Audrey passed away two years ago, and George is still muddling through. Across the cemetery he sees a lonely coffin with only council pallbearers in attendance. Mrs Kathleen Hooley was eighty-nine and she died safe and warm in her own bed, but had no friends or family to organise a funeral - or even send flowers. Even through his own grief, George is deeply touched by Kathleen's lonely funeral. No one should be sent out of this world alone, surel? ot on George's watch. With the help of his friends, he creates The Light a Candle Society, to make sure no one is forgotten. It might just remind him that there's still light in his life, too . . . An uplifting story of how compassion, kindness and care - even for strangers - can shine a light in the darkest of times, perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Ruth Jones, Jennie Godfrey or Graham Norton. Praise for Ruth Hogan:'Told with wit and heart' BETH MORREY'Every page is a joy' PIP WILLIAMS'Delightfully uplifting' WOMAN'S OWN'Full of hope' PRIMAReaders love Ruth Hogan's uplifting and heartfelt The Light a Candle Society:'Wow . . . this book is so emotional, uplifting and powerful' Reader review, 5 stars'The story just grips you. Read it.' Reader review, 5 stars'Such a powerful read. It will stay with me forever' Reader review, 5 stars'A poignant, heartwarming story' Reader review, 5 stars

THE BRAND NEW UPLIFTING NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE TWO-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS''Magical ... uplifting ... the Phoenix Ballroom feels like an old friend'' ANTON DU BEKE''A rich and joyful story, told with wit and heart'' BETH MORREY''Every page is a joy'' PIP WILLIAMSITS NEVER TOO LATE TO SPREAD YOUR WINGS...Recently widowed Venetia Hamilton Hargreaves is left with a huge house, a bank balance to match and an uneasy feeling that she''s been sleepwalking through the last fifty years.Buying the dilapidated Phoenix Ballroom and with it a community drop-in centre could be seen as reckless, but Venetia''s generosity, courage and kindness provide a refuge for an array of damaged and lonely people.As their stories intertwine, long-buried secrets are revealed, missed opportunities seized and lives renewed - the Phoenix lives up to its name.''Will enthral and delight everyone who reads it'' MIKE GAYLE''Packed with Ruth Hogan''s trademark warmth'' MATT CAIN

Madame Burova - Tarot Reader, Palmist and Clairvoyant is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront after fifty years. Imelda Burova has spent a lifetime keeping other people's secrets and her silence has come at a price. She has seen the lovers and the liars, the angels and the devils, the dreamers and the fools. Her cards had unmasked them all and her cards never lied. But Madame Burova is weary of other people's lives, their ghosts from the past and other people's secrets, she needs rest and a little piece of life for herself. Before that, however, she has to fulfill a promise made a long time ago. She holds two brown envelopes in her hand, and she has to deliver them. In London, it is time for another woman to make a fresh start. Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and her place in the world when she discovers something that leaves her very identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must follow a trail which might just lead right to Madame Burova's door. In a story spanning over fifty years, Ruth Hogan conjures a magical world of 1970s holiday camps and seaside entertainers, eccentrics, heroes and villains, the lost and the found. Young people, with their lives before them, make choices which echo down the years. And a wall of death rider is part of a love story which will last through time.

'As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells' Sunday Express 'Technicolor' Daily Mail 'A moving exploration of the complex relationship between mothers and daughters' Observer 'A poignant tale of love and family' Good Housekeeping 'Enchanting . . . divine' Prima 'This book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny' Stylist 'A tender tale' Woman & Home 'Absorbing, tender and heartfelt' Mike Gayle, author of The Man I Think I Know 'Her best novel yet' Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You 'Exuberant and full of zest' Nina Pottell The new novel from Ruth Hogan, the bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things and The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - an uplifting novel of mothers and daughters, families and secrets and the astonishing power of friendship. Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits - staff and guests alike. But Tilly's childhood was shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home she'd ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no warning. Many years later, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies, Tilda goes back to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel, only to discover that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all ... Mothers and daughters ... their story can be complicated ... but it can also turn out to have a happy ending.

Néha a legváratlanabb helyen köttetett barátság adja vissza az életbe vetett hitet. Mása mindennap vízbe fullad. Vagy legalábbis majdnem. Az egykor vidám, független asszony életét tizenkét évvel ezelőtt örökre megváltoztatta egy tragikus esemény. Azóta a szabad idejében egy közeli viktoriánus kori temető sírjai között sétál, vagy a városi uszodában, a víz alatt keres menedéket a külvilág zajai és a lelke fájdalma elől. Egy nap azonban véletlenül találkozik a sírkertben egy hóbortos, ám csodálatos hanggal megáldott, piros cipellős idős hölggyel, aki varjakat etet, és énekel a madaraknak. A két, első látásra teljesen különböző nő között hamarosan barátság szövődik, és a bölcs Sally mentőövet dob Másának, aki újra megtanulja értékelni az életét.

Loved Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things? Keep on reading... Masha is drowning. Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds solace in the silent company of the souls of her local Victorian cemetery and at the town's lido, where she seeks refuge underwater - safe from the noise and the pain. But a chance encounter with two extraordinary women - the fabulous and wise Kitty Muriel, a convent girl-turned-magician's wife-turned-seventy-something-roller-disco-fanatic, and the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag lady with a prodigious voice - opens up a new world of possibilities, and the chance to start living again. Until the fateful day when the past comes roaring back... In the vein of her bestselling debut The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan's second novel introduces a new cast of wonderful characters, both ordinary and charmingly eccentric, who guide us through a moving exploration of the simple human connections that make life worth living. Praise for The Keeper of Lost Things, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick 2017 'This is the first book I read in 2017 - and if another as good comes along in the next 12 months, I'll eat my special gold reviewing spectacles' Daily Mail 'A gem' Huffington Post 'Exquisite' The Lady 'Delightful' Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Ha londoni sétáikat felidézve eszükbe jut egy görnyedt alak, aki a fejét lehajtva a járdákat és a csatornalefolyók környékét kutatja, akkor önök minden bizonnyal Anthony Peardew-val találkoztak. A férfi harminc évvel ezelőtt elveszített egy medált, amelyet a menyasszonyától, Therese-től kapott. Ugyanazon napon a sors váratlanul elragadta tőle a szeretett kedvest is. Ettől kezdve Anthonyt csak a remény élteti: ha sikerül rátalálnia az ékszerre, talán élete tragédiáját is egy csapásra semmissé teheti. Magányában az elvesztett, olykor jelentéktelennek látszó tárgyak gyűjtése mellett novellák írásával tölti ki napjait. Megszállottan dolgozik talált kincseinek különleges történetein. Házvezetőnője, a hányatott sorsú Laura maga is szinte egy Anthony megmentett darabjai közül. Idővel az ő feladata lesz, hogy a gondosan katalogizált tárgyakat visszajuttassa az eredeti tulajdonosukhoz. Be kell azonban látnia, hogy nem zárkózhat be örökre az író dolgozószobájába, ki kell használnia a kínálkozó lehetőségeket, hogy otthonossá tegye a saját életét. Ruth Hogan zseniálisan megkomponált történetében a fantasztikum és a valóság egymásba játszó szálai megható 21. századi mesét alkotnak. Az elveszett tárgyak őrzője az újrakezdés ígéretét hozza az elveszetteknek, és reményt ad az örök keresőknek.

Sběratel ztracených věcí je příběh o spisovateli na odpočinku Anthonym Pear dewovi, jenž před čtyřiceti lety ztratil vzácný dárek, který mu na památku věnovala jeho snoubenka Therese. Tím, že upomínku ztratil, porušil jediný slib, který si na něm kdy vyžádala. Téhož dne pak Therese nečekaně zemřela. Anthony se snaží odčinit svou vinu tak, že zachraňuje věci, jež jiní lidé ztratili, a píše o nich příběhy. Teď, na sklonku života, se však bojí, že neudělal dost, a přenechá své asistentce Lauře dokončení úkolu, který si předsevzal a který před ní do té doby tajil. Anthony Lauře odkáže svůj dům, zahradníka a nešťastného ducha své mrtvé snoubenky. S pomocí zahradníka Freddyho, zvláštní dívky odvedle jménem Sunshine a psího nalezence Karotky musí Laura dokončit to, co Anthony začal, a najít způsob, jak mu pomoci znovu se shledat s jeho ztracenou láskou.

We're all waiting to be found...'The first book I read in 2017 - and if another as good comes along in the next 12 months, I'll eat my special gold reviewing spectacles' DAILY MAILMeet the 'Keeper of Lost Things'...Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before.Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners.But the final wishes of the 'Keeper of Lost Things' have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters...Ruth Hogan's second novel The Particular Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes is now available for pre-order