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  • Published: 1 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781405948159
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $27.99

Another Life

The stunning love story and BBC2 Between the Covers pick




A heartbreaking reading group debut that asks: can you ever forget the one that got away?

Responsible, honourable Nick falls in love with passionate Jehovah's Witness Anna over the course of one hot summer.

When Anna's strict religion threatens to divide them, she must choose between love and family. But Nick is too scared to fight for Anna, and Anna walks away.

Years later, as Nick's relationship with his impulsive younger brother, Sal, reaches breaking point, Anna is drawn back into Nick's life. Will Nick find the courage to ask her to stay, or lose her forever?

Another Life is a dazzling, devastating coming-of-age novel that gets to the heart of what it means to truly love another.

  • Published: 1 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781405948159
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $27.99

About the author

Jodie Chapman

Jodie Chapman spent twelve years working as a photographer before returning to her first love of writing. She lives in Kent with her husband and three sons. Another Life, her debut novel, was a BBC Two Between the Covers pick.

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Praise for Another Life

A modern day Atonement meets David Nicholls. Beautifully written - I couldn't put it down

Emma Gannon

Deep, rich, thoughtful. It reminded me of how I felt when I first read David Nicholls and Jodi Picoult. It's the Romeo and Juliet of our generation

Gillian McAllister

Stunning. Written with such poignancy, full of nostalgia, unspoken longing and the agony of wrong turns

Beth Morrey

This love (in every sense of the word) story will speak to anyone who has felt an enduring, painful, yet wonderfully beautiful love. From first loves that never really leave you to difficult family dynamics we can spend our whole lives trying to cope with, Another Life is astounding

Inside Kent

Fans of David Nicholls will adore this complex love story

Prima

If you love sweet, sorrowful coming-of-age tales, you'll love this beautifully written debut

Heat

Beautiful. Finished with a lump in my throat. A never-ending daisy chain smoking summer of first love

Ericka Waller, 'Dog Days'

A beautifully written story of love in all its forms . . . The writing is stunning and intuitive, and the story is one I don't think I will forget

NB Magazine

It broke my heart to close the book on this romance . . . Chapman is a master at bringing her story to life on the page

Daily Record

Prepare for all the feels in this heart-breaking must-read

Sun

A stunning one-that-got-away romance, this is an intricate story of love entwined with loss that will tug on your heartstrings . . . A beautiful piece of writing

Sunday Express

A complex, beautiful, multilayered debut exploring love in all its forms

Woman's Weekly

An astounding debut about sibling grief, religion and sliding doors love

Pandora Sykes

This beautiful tale of love, loss and sacrifice will break your heart . . . With echoes of David Nicholls' One Day and Sally Rooney's novels, it perfectly captures the agony of falling in love and the razor-sharp reality of pain and loss

Daily Mail

This is a little bit Sliding Doors, a little bit One Day, a little bit will-they-won't-they - and you're desperate for a happy ending. Jodie Chapman does a brilliant job of describing what happens when life gets in the way of love. A really special book

Sara Cox

Very readable, very enjoyable. We loved it!

Sara Cox

Absolutely loved it - thought about it as I went to bed, as I was washing up

Giovanna Fletcher

I loved the brothers' relationship. Very moving. Fascinating

Don Warrington

I loved it, so glad I read it. Beautifully written, made me think about love and breaking out into a world that is completely different

Zoey Lyons

Really enjoyed the double life aspect of the book. Really good on relationships

Hugh Dennis

Teeming with acute observations and wired with suspense, this novel explores how we are the architects of our own lives

Irish Times