**DON’T MISS MIKE’S BRAND NEW NOVEL, *A SONG OF ME AND YOU* – AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!** ** ‘His most accomplished and moving novel yet’** Lisa Jewell **’Emotionally high-voltage’** *Metro* * * * * * * **Strangers living worlds apart.** **Strangers with nothing in common.** **But it wasn’t always that way…** **Kerry Hayes** is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past. **Noah Martineau** is a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill. Adopted as a young child, Noah never looks back. **When Kerry contacts Noah** , the sibling she lost on the day they were torn apart as children, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives forever. By turns funny and moving, *Half a World Away* is a story that will stay with you long after you read its final page. * * * **Readers love *Half a World Away*!** ‘These are people who matter, situations one can believe. Most readers will find themselves caring very much. **A life-affirming read.** ‘ Vine ‘It isn’t easy, it is heart-wrenching, but, oh, is it worth reading. **I can’t recommend this book highly enough.** ‘ Vine ‘How have I not read a Mike Gayle book before? **I want to give this book all of the starts in the universe.** I cried my eyes out at the end. **It is touching, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking.** ‘ Netgalley ‘This story is raw and beautiful and sad. **It puts lots of things into perspective and makes you think about what is important in life**. Beautifully written, easy to read and will certainly bring tears to your eyes. A must read.’ Netgalley ‘This is a beautiful, beautiful book. It’s about family, about class, about love, about choices and sacrifice. It’s about letting go and learning to hold on. It’s optimistic and heartbreaking and funny and emotional. **It’s the kind of book that will stay with you, long after you finish it. Buy it, read it, love it** – and hang on to those tissues, you’ll need them.’ Netgalley **Authors love *Half a World Away*!** ‘Mike Gayle has such a talent for delving into hearts, minds and contemporary issues. *Half a World Away* is supremely poignant, uplifting and heartwarming in equal measure – as well as being a real page-turner.’ **Sophie Kinsella, author of *Surprise Me*** ‘Mike has a prodigious talent for writing completely relatable characters who draw you into their world and tug at your heart strings. *Half a World Away* is an absolute triumph and a joy to read. Once again Mike tackles complex and thorny issues with a confident and compassionate hand.’ **Ruth Hogan, author of *The Keeper of Lost Things * ** * ‘Half a World Away *is heartbreaking and beautiful, full of poignant moments and characters you fall for from page one. I couldn’t put it down.’* *Libby Page, author of* The Lido***