The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes: from the author of The Keeper of Lost Things - Tapa dura

Heartfelt and radiating warmth, it's difficult to not be drawn into this book * Reviews by Chloe * What Ruth Hogan does beautifully is deals with really tough themes, but she does it with lightness and humour. She makes you see the joy and optimism in everything -- Hannah Beckerman * Radio 2 Sara Cox's Bookclub * Heartfelt and radiating warmth, it's difficult to not be drawn into this book * Reviews by Chloe * The poster-child of the "up-lit" trend * The Bookseller * What Ruth Hogan does beautifully is deals with really tough themes, but she does it with lightness and humour. She makes you see the joy and optimism in everything -- Hannah Beckerman * BBC R2 Sara Cox Bookclub * She has got an amazing gift of creating such interesting and lovable characters . . . our new queen of heart-warming novels * Waterstones Bromley * Wonderfully warm and uplifting * Portobello Book Blog * A beautiful and inspiring tale that celebrates friendship that I am pretty sure will touch many hearts, it definitely touched mine * Alba in Bookland * I love that the best and brightest characters were older women who had refused to live the life society would have dictated to them. The joy they offered in just being unapologetically themselves is a great invitation to us all. * Create Hope Inspire blog * A powerful story about coming alive . . . Ruth Hogan depicts Masha's life with grace, eloquence, melancholy and this elegant writing is even more exquisite than in The Keeper of Lost Things * Apple Tree Antiquarian Books * Sally Red Shoes has completely stolen my heart . . . Gentle, quirky, hopeful. So clever, so beautiful. LOVED it * Books and the City * Another beautiful story from an author who writes like a dream * Random Things Through My Letterbox blog * Brilliantly written * Clem Loves * A highly original and quirky novel, it was well written and managed to balance moments of darkness with sensitivity, as well as light humour * Mrs B's Book Reviews * This book is brilliant, absolutely brilliant, I loved it * Wilde Reads * Thoughtful and moving ... Ruth tells a good story, she writes beautifully, and is a genuine talent. I look forward to reading more of her work * The Terrified Writer * Uplifting * Corey Reads * Extraordinarily wonderful * The Last Word Book Review * Laced with wit and charm * The Coast * Ruth Hogan has done a remarkable job. Once again she has proven that she has an uncanny ability to create a perfectly balanced, cosy and comforting read ... Her books are full of love, life, and human perseverance * The Bookish Bundle * A book that will tuck itself into your heart * Emma's Bookish Corner * Emotional * Love it! * A lovely, gentle, uplifting read * The Book Scoop * One of the stars of "up lit" - a literary trend with friendship and small acts of kindness at its core * Radio Times * Gloriously gorgeous in every way . . . Ruth Hogan has the very special ability to look beyond the veil of unremarkable to find a sometimes painful, yet beautifully quirky existence . . . The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes is a must-read, and I enjoyed every single second of it * Lovereading * Thorny issues are explored with a sensitive humour that takes nothing away from what people are feeling * BookBag * The Up-Lit Queen * Sunday Post * Beautiful and unique * Take a Break * A compelling second novel, a powerful story about loss and healing . . . Fans of Karen White and Marian Keyes will especially enjoy Hogan's storytelling style. * The Booklist * Hogan establishes a slightly left-of-centre world that's just a little more brightly coloured than the real one and deploys a host of eccentric characters to soften what is a wrenching story of recovery * Metro * This book has plenty of spirit and heart * Daily Mail * A novel that looks at how to live life to the full, even if you have suffered tragedy * Daily Mail * Vibrant -- Nina Pottell * Prima * An adorable heartfelt story -- Nina Pottell * Prima * The wonder of new beginnings * Prima * From the author of breakout hit, The Keeper Of Lost Things, this is a book to really love. Exploring the aftermath of grief and the ways people carry on (with humour, with solace, with lidos ...) Hogan writes welcoming prose that makes reading a joy * Stylist * The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes will soften even the hardest of hearts * Red * We were huge fans of Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things, and her second book is just as brilliantly written - though you may need tissues at the ready! * Sun * A whimsical, wistful affair * Sunday Express * Subtle and poignant * Good Housekeeping * This is a work that packs in plenty of substance alongside the sweetness....Despite tackling such huge topics as bereavement and cancer - Hogan's work is filled with hope and the power of friendship -- Best uplifting books to read this summer * Evening Standard * Warm and wise ... With her bestselling 2017 debut, The Keeper of Lost Things, Hogan won fans for her astute portrayal of grief and the human capacity for recovery. It is territory she revisits here, adding to her themes that of community and its power to heal. Her passages on loss are vivid and visceral ... But hope is never lost and catharsis is to be found in unlikely places' * Guardian * The Lido by Libby Page and Ruth Hogan's The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes are both warm novels in which unlikely friendships help their protagonists tackle their demons * The Sunday Times *

An irresistible novel of unexpected friendships, second chances and dark secrets, from the bestselling author and Queen of Uplit Ruth Hogan. 'Warm and wise' Guardian | 'A book to really love' Stylist | 'Will soften even the hardest of hearts'Red | 'Subtle and poignant' Good Housekeeping | 'Plenty of spirit and heart' Daily Mail | 'An adorable heartfelt story' Prima | 'Filled with hope and the power of friendship' Evening Standard | 'A whimsical, wistful affair' Sunday Express | 'A wrenching story of recovery' Metro Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, Masha's life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds comfort in her faithful canine companion Haizum, and peace in the quiet lanes of her town's lido. Then 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. But just as Masha dares to imagine the future, her past comes roaring back ... Like her bestselling debut, The Keeper of Lost Things, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes introduces a cast of wonderful characters, both ordinary and charmingly eccentric, who lead us through a moving exploration of the joy of friendship and the simple human connections that make life worth living. *And if you loved The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, try Ruth Hogan's new novel, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, which is out now . . . readers are saying it's her best yet*