A mix-up at the gym leads two women to walk in each other's shoes - literally - in this characteristically witty and uplifting novel from the author of Me Before You.
Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes?
Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That's because Sam - 47, middle-aged, struggling to keep herself and her family afloat - has accidentally taken Nisha's gym bag.
Now Nisha's got nothing. And Sam's walking tall with shoes that catch eyes - and give her a career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes...
Two women suddenly forced to walk in another's shoes. But having done so, can either ever return to the life they had? Are they changed for ever? Someone Else's Shoes is a funny, moving and heartfelt story about how, for any of us just one little thing can suddenly change everything.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241415535
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 667 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 38 mm
This blast of a book throws two wildly different women together for a giddily joyful caper that reminds anyone who may have forgotten — don’t mess with a woman over 40 - Sunday Times, Books of the Year
The antidote to February that we all need. A blast of a book . . . There's something rather giddily joyful about this tale of women pulling together, and Moyes writes about their high jinks, tribulations and amorous entanglements with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour - THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'
Do shoes make the woman... or does the woman make the shoes? Jojo Moyes' new novel is a delightful reverse-Cinderella story of two women who seem polar opposites - until circumstance forces them to experience each other's lives. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed - which is what makes her novels an auto-buy for me - Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author
Someone Elses Shoes is SO MUCH FUN. Beautiful about female friendship and brilliant on being a woman of a certain age who won't take any more sh*te! - MARIAN KEYES
A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp - Woman & Home Book Club
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
A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper - The Times
Riotously fun and an ode to strong female friendships - Prima
[A] captivating new blockbuster. Superb. Once you step into the lives of Sam and Nisha, you'll be racing through the pages, breathless to find out what happens next. It's a sassy strut of a novel, full of twists and high-adrenaline moments, but ultimately it's got heart too. The characters are relatable, memorable and engaging, and you'll be rooting for your favourites to end up walking tall - Daily Express
A warm, witty and uplifting novel and it's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters. Another winner from a fabulous author - Sunday Express
One of our absolute fave authors . . . This brilliant story is a sure-fire hit - Sun
Someone Else's Shoes is a fantastic novel about the power of female friendships that hugely resonates with me; I'm such a big fan of Jojo's work and of her brilliant, joyful writing. It was an honour to be asked to narrate the story and I hope listeners enjoy the audiobook as much as I enjoyed recording it - Daisy Ridley
Her advice is invaluable - i
A compelling, full-of-heart novel about the power of female friendship - Kirkus
Hard-hitting and laugh-aloud . . . Two women's lives intertwine and change profoundly in this story full of richly imagined characters - The Times
It's a hit - Sunday Times
Freaky Friday is all grown up in this heartfelt and heartwarming tale of two women in very different circumstances.... From the storyteller behind Me Before You comes a story of reinvention that just might inspire you to make a change yourself-just buy your own shoes - Good Housekeeping
Empathy and an extravagant plot collide in Moyes's big hug of a novel. Its real heart is the burgeoning friendship between two brilliantly realised but very different fortysomething women - Mail on Sunday
Charming ... Moyes is never short on her trademark clever observations ...[her] fans will have a ball - Publishers Weekly
Somehow heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time - Yours
Explores themes of female friendship, motherhood, ageing, love and disillusionment. Moyes brings her main characters - a unlikely group of women thrown together - to life, each as flawed as they are brilliant, and stronger together - Grazia
Something to get excited about . . . [The] most compelling and readable of novels, which will make you wonder what it's really like to walk in someone else's shoes - Glamour UK
Showcases Moyes' ability to portray emotion and female friendship with themes of love, betrayal, family, and hope. It is action packed and will have readers rooting for Nisha and Sam - Booklist, Starred Review
Full of fun, unlikely friendships . . . and female empowerment, it's a welcome escape. A funny romp - Woman
A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other - Good Housekeeping
A stirring tale of sisterhood, survival and being seen - Red
A heartfelt story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances - Platinum
Praise for Jojo Moyes - -
Moyes is on dazzling form in this big-hearted story - Daily Mirror
Raw, funny, real and sad, this is storytelling at its best - Marie Claire
Blisteringly good - Sun
This truly beautiful story made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it - Closer
Entertaining, immersive and moving - Sunday Times
Dazzling - Sunday Express
Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love - Sunday Express
A genuinely entertaining book, a really cracking story - Stylist
Two women face life changing events while walking - literally - in each other's shoes. A witty and heartfelt story of female friendship from the brilliant Jojo Moyes.
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Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes is a very entertaining book about women taking control of their lives after coercive control by the men in their lives, whether a husband or a boss at work.
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