By Your Side

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Ruth Jones writes with such warmth you can't help but fall in love with the characters she creates. JAMES CORDENThe joyful and life-affirming new novel from the co-creator of Gavin and Stacey and the Richard and Judy Book Club author of Love Untold.Linda and Levi will never meet. But theyre going to change each others lives.In her role at the councils Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda Standish investigates the lives of those whove died alone and tracks down any living relatives. Shes been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years. And now shes looking forward to an early retirement.But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case that of Levi Norman a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the past five years.What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hearse) with her arch nemesis Fergus Murray, and helped (and hindered) by local residents, Linda searches for clues to a life now lost. And in the process unexpectedly makes new friends, and discovers things about herself she never knew.Bursting with all the heart and humour that has made Ruths name as a screenwriter and author, By Your Side is about finding joy in the most unlikely connections, and the importance of holding onto friendship, love and community especially when life gets messy. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.Praise for Ruth Jones:Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do JOJO MOYESA cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS'Beautifully warm and totally absorbing. JANE FALLON

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