An unforgettable story of love and family

The Things We Left Unsaid

Imbued with warmth, All of Us is a life-affirming read which explores the ways in which it is the people we love the most who truly shape us. Fans of Ruth Hogan, Jojo Moyes and Ruth Jones will be captivated by Emma Kennedy's debut adult novel.

A beautiful novel . . . so tender and thoughtful. I loved it.

Gorgeous. . . The Things We Left Unsaid is about how we are always searching for who we are and trying to find out the truth of the past,’

This book is incredibly special… I cared so deeply for all of the characters.

Moving back and forth between Eleanor’s student life in swinging 60s London and the present, this is a moving story of families and the secrets they keep.

Beautifully written, the examination of the mother/daughter relationship elevates what is already a warm and compelling read.

Emma Kennedy is a bestselling author, TV writer, actress and presenter. She has written nine books including her bestselling memoirs, The Tent the Bucket and Me and I Left My Tent in San Francisco. She wrote the Wilma Tenderfoot series for children and has also adapted The Tent the Bucket and Me for the BBC, renamed The Kennedys. The Things We Left Unsaid is Emma’s debut adult novel. 
 
As an actress Emma has appeared in many award-winning comedies including Goodness Gracious Me, People Like Us and Miranda. Emma won Celebrity Masterchef in 2012 and is a Guinness World Record holder. 
 
Emma lives in Surrey with her wife and their dogs, and is hard at work on her next novel. You can follow her on Twitter @EmmaKennedy.

A LIFETIME OF SECRETS. A SUMMER OF NEW BEGINNINGS. 
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"So tender and thoughtful. I loved it" MARIAN KEYES 
"A gorgeous, rich treat" JANE FALLON 
"Warm, intriguing, brimming with tenderness... A joyous book" RUTH JONES 
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ONLY THE TRUTH WILL SET HER FREE . . . 
 
After her wedding in cancelled hours before she is due to walk down the aisle, Rachel is newly single and must move back in with her mother, Eleanor. 
 
But their relationship is far from perfect, and their family home is filled with secrets. 
 
It will take a devastating turn of events for Rachel to finally unravel a powerful truth. One that Eleanor has kept close to her heart for decades. 
 
Will unlocking the past help Rachel find the key to her future? 
 
"This book is incredibly special... I cared so deeply for all of the characters... I got lost in it and I miss the characters so much" GABY ROSLIN 
 
"Involving and emotional" JANET ELLIS 
 
"Warm and compelling" WOMAN 
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Early readers absolutely love The Things We Left Unsaid: 
 
'A really enjoyable book.' 
'Truly beautiful. I adored this book. I cried and know that when I read this again and again I'll cry each time.' 
'A real and full story that was completely relatable.' 
'An excellent read and I would certainly recommend it.' 
'The sense of time and place was very authentic.' 
'I loved the characters and both them and London felt so alive. The story unfolded at a good pace with lots of treasured moments and the story felt new.' 
'The little details portraying the different time periods really make this book special. This is definitely one I'll be recommending.' 
'A beautiful story of relationships and their complications.' 
'Would recommend without hesitation.' 
'I absolutely loved it.' 
'Set in two time periods, present day and the sixties, this is a compelling tale of two women coming of age and coming to terms with themselves. I loved this book.' 
'I loved this book, from start to finish it had me wanting to keep reading!' 
'It is funny, sad and intriguing, a must read. I honestly was sad to get to the end.' 
'A funny, touching story.' 
'This novel is an absolute gem. I loved everything about it.' 
'I loved the way the characters were developed in the story. They worked their way into my heart.' 
'This author has insight and compassion and is an excellent storyteller, wise and full of empathy.'

Shoes for Anthony

Exciting, nostalgic and funny - the debut novel from the bestselling author of The Tent, The Bucket and Me

Heart-warming, evocative, I couldn't put this down.  Utterly brilliant.

The most wonderful book about poverty in the mines, family and this little boy who had to wear Wellingtons

Emma Kennedy’s books are as funny, warm and life-inspiring as she is

… will have you laughing and crying in equal measure… One to pack for your summer holiday

...am loving Shoes For Anthony.It's funny, desperate, touching, real.

What an utterly scrumpatious book. The joy of a soggy welly, the thrill of an adventure,the harsh realities of life

Emma Kennedy is a bestselling author, TV writer, actress and presenter. She has written ten books including her bestselling memoirs, The Tent the Bucket and Me and I Left My Tent in San Francisco. She wrote the Wilma Tenderfoot series for children and has also adapted The Tent the Bucket and Me for the BBC, renamed The Kennedys. The Time of Our Lives is Emma’s second adult novel. 
 
As an actress Emma has appeared in many award-winning comedies including Goodness Gracious Me, People Like Us and Miranda. Emma won Celebrity Masterchef in 2012 and is a Guinness World Record holder. 
 
Emma lives in Surrey with her wife and their dogs, and is hard at work on her next novel. You can follow her on Twitter @EmmaKennedy.

From the author of bestselling The Tent, The Bucket and Me, now a BBC1 comedy series, THE KENNEDYS. 
 
As the youngest in a family of six, all eleven-year-old Anthony wants is a pair of shoes to call his own. Instead he’s condemned to wear a pair of hand-me-down wellies that may or may not be haunted. 
 
When war comes to his small, impoverished mining village, life starts to get more exciting: there are American soldiers, his sister has joined the WAAF – Mrs Reece even has a banana! But it is only when a foreign plane crashes into the Welsh hillside that Anthony and his gang discover what war is really about…

I Left My Tent in San Francisco

More hilarious tales of holiday disaster from Emma Kennedy, the bestselling author of The Tent, The Bucket and Me

The female Bill Bryson... a very funny read... brilliant.

It's 1989, and Emma and her best friend Dee head to the USA to make their fortune. But completely inept and virtually unemployable, they discover that they can't even get a job in McDonald's. 
 
Forced to travel from California to New York with only pennies in their pockets, they bounce from scrape to scrape, surviving on their wits and the kindness of strangers. Bad luck and misfortune throw everything their way - snakes, earthquakes, black magic and incontinent dogs. They even get kidnapped by a sex-crazed midget in a Ferrari. This never happened to Jack Kerouac. 
 
A startlingly honest and ridiculously funny book, I Left My Tent in San Francisco tells the miraculous story of how the hapless pair made it back alive to tell the disastrous tale.

The Tent, the Bucket and Me

Pack your suitcases, we're off! A hilarious Seventies childhood memoir of utterly disastrous family camping trips, now the inspiration for the major BBC series THE KENNEDYS..

An invigorating, warm-hearted and often hysterial read ... Brilliant

Offers all you could ask for in terms of lovingly remembered period details, comical pratfalls and well-justified swearing

Jaw achingly funny from cover to cover ... it will strike a chord with seasoned campers everywhere

I love camping! Relive the experience with Emma et al - you can almost taste the smell of the damp canvas

You really ought to take Emma Kennedy on holiday with you. In book-form only. Never, ever, in person

It's sly descriptions of chaotic familys are a shrewd commentary on family life

Emma Kennedy's hilarious memoir of wet and windy family trips, NOW ADAPTED FOR THE MAJOR BBC ONE SERIES THE KENNEDYS. 
 
For the 70s child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of CentreParcs or the sophistication of a Tuscan villa. They meant being crammed into a car with Grandma and heading to the coast. With just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselves. 
 
For Emma Kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they went. Whether it was being swept away by a force ten gale on the Welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of France, family holidays always left them battered and bruised. 
 
But they never gave up. Emma's memoir, The Tent, The Bucket and Me, is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toes.

Emma Kennedy

What we particularly love about Emma's writing is that it always has an authentic dialogue and realistic characters. Well-researched and rich in contemporary detail.

A Coming of Age Story with a difference... Florence's story shows that huge changes can be made at any age. Her courageous journey towards self-discovery kept me rooting for her the whole way.

The joyful escape we all need right now

'Emma Kennedy's books are as funny, warm and life-inspiring as she is' Jenny Colgan 
 
'An excellent read. I loved all the characters' Claudia Winkleman 
 
'A warm, funny and truly life-affirming read. ****' Heat 
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 Three women. Two unforgettable road trips. 
 Wherever you are in life, it's never too late to find yourself. 
 
 Best friends Agnes and Bea decide to embark on one last adventure before their adult lives begin. 
 
 For Agnes's mother Florence, a fresh chapter is starting as her youngest flies the nest and her marriage settles into a new routine. But she can't help feeling that something is missing. 
 
 As Agnes travels to London and Florence follows her heart to Europe, both will discover a world of possibilities they never could have dreamed of... 
 
 Full of warmth, wit and characters who will steal your heart, The Never-Ending Summer is 2021's perfect escape. 
 
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 Praise for Emma Kennedy 
 and The Things We Left Unsaid: 
 
 'A rich treat' Jane Fallon 
 
 'Moving and magnificent' Claire Balding 
 
 'A joyous book' Ruth Jones 
 
 'A beautiful novel... so tender and thoughtful. I loved it' Marian Keyes 
 
 'Wonderful' Mary Berry

Emma Kennedy

Praise for The Never-Ending Summer

A beautiful novel . . . so tender and thoughtful. I loved it.

A gorgeous, rich treat

What we particularly love about Emma's writing is that it always has an authentic dialogue and realistic characters. Well-researched and rich in contemporary detail.

A beautiful novel . . . so tender and thoughtful. I loved it.

A gorgeous, rich treat

What we particularly love about Emma's writing is that it always has an authentic dialogue and realistic characters. Well-researched and rich in contemporary detail.

A beautiful novel . . . so tender and thoughtful. I loved it.

A gorgeous, rich treat

What we particularly love about Emma's writing is that it always has an authentic dialogue and realistic characters. Well-researched and rich in contemporary detail.

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