Half a World Away (Paperback)

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

What an involving, captivating, heart-rending story. Some books fade from the memory but I know I'm never going to forget these characters - they feel like my own family. - Jill Mansell

His most accomplished and moving novel yet. - Lisa Jewell

Accomplished, sensitive and powerful novel...A truly beautiful story about the power of love and family, this is Mike Gayle's best book to date - Daily Express

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

Emotionally high-voltage novel - Metro

Mike Gayle just gets better and better and HALF A WORLD AWAY might be the loveliest yet. - Jenny Colgan, author of The Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After

Heartbreaking and wonderful, a beautiful book about the power of love to surmount almost anything. - Julie Cohen

Mike Gayle is so good at writing relatable characters going through big challenges... This is a warm-hearted book that deals with all kinds of issues - class, race, marriage - and brings a lump to the throat, too. - Sophie Kinsella for the Daily Mail

Gayle has a profound talent for acute observations. He makes us care, pulls at our heartstrings then hits us with humour. And he doesn't disappoint with his latest offering - Sunday Post

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

Mike Gayle's writing is wise, compassionate and prone to making you cry - Sunday Express

He has a wonderful way of lifting the reader up while tugging at our heart strings at the same time. A lovely story about what family really means... - Fionnuala Kearney

HALF A WORLD AWAY is heartbreakingly lovely. Its main characters came to feel like friends of mine, and the book is full of such warmth and love. It truly captured my heart. - Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare

This book is a treasure, written from the heart. - Alice Peterson

Gayle writes beautifully about fractured families and the unshakable power of love, in a book that is both heart-wrenching and uplifting, and full of the deeply relatable characters for which he's so well-known. This is a triumph of a novel, true and heartfelt, and you'll be in floods when you reach the poignant final page. - Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call

Brilliant characters and a beautiful story - Prima

We're huge Mike Gayle fans ... and his latest book is one of his best - Heat

Once Gayle starts to tug on the heartstrings it's to devasting effect - Herald

I defy you not to shed a tear at this beautiful story... a touching and life-affirming read. - Prima

Mike Gayle's writing is wise, compassionate and prone to making you cry. - Daily Express