Someone Else's Shoes

Jojo Moyes

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin

Published: Feb 2, 2023

Description:

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER EVERYONE IS READING THIS SUMMERTHE LONG-AWAITED NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, AUTHOR OF THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ME BEFORE YOU'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH''Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed' JODI PICOULT'Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them' NEW YORK TIMES'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOMEWho are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes?__________MEET SAMShe's not got much, but she's grateful for what she has: a job she's just about clinging on to and a family who depend on her for everything. She knows she's one bad day away from losing it all - and just hopes today isn't it . . .MEET NISHAShe's got everything she always dreamed of - and more: a phenomenally rich husband; an international lifestyle; and . . . she's just been locked out of all of it after her husband initiates divorce proceedings . . .Sam and Nisha should never have crossed paths. But after a bag mix-up at the gym, their lives become intertwined - even as they spiral out of control.

Each blames the other as they feel increasingly invisible, forgotten, lost - and desperately alone.

But they're not.

No woman is an island. Look around. Family. Friends. Strangers.

Even the woman you believe just ruined your life might turn out to be your best friend.

Because together you can do anything - like take back what is yours . . .__________'[A] captivating new blockbuster. Once you step into the lives of Sam and Nisha, you'll be racing through the pages. Relatable, memorable and engaging' DAILY EXPRESS'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES'A warm, witty and uplifting novel . . . It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters. Another winner from a fabulous author' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Hard-hitting and laugh-aloud . . . Two women's lives intertwine and change profoundly in this story full of richly imagined characters' THE TIMES'Empathy and an extravagant plot collide in Moyes's big hug of a novel' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Riotously fun and an ode to strong female friendships' PRIMA'One of our absolute fave authors . . . This brilliant story is a sure-fire hit' SUN'Full of fun, unlikely friendships . . . and female empowerment, it's a welcome escape' WOMAN'Compelling. Will make you wonder what it's really like to walk in someone else's shoes' GLAMOUR UK'Somehow heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time' YOURSPRAISE FOR JOJO MOYES:'Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Storytelling at its best' MARIE CLAIRE'A deeply satisfying book full of big emotions' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Britain's best contemporary female author' SUN ON SUNDAY

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

“Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them.” — The New York Times

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars

Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes?**

Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to copeshe doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.

That’s because Sam Kemp – in the bleakest point of her life – has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bagshe’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence that makes her realize something must change—and that thing is herself.

Full of Jojo Moyes’ signature humor, brilliant storytelling, and warmth, Someone Else’s Shoes is a story about how just one little thing can suddenly change everything.