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How to Get a Life

How to Get a Life

Summary

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Discover the joyful, uplifting and inspiring story about a family reunited, second chances and the power to become the person you were always meant to be. Perfect for fans of Anxious People and Stepping Up.

When reality comes calling, do you face it . . . or keep running?

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK, THE FUNNY THING ABOUT NORMAN FOREMAN.

Meet Danny – the definition of a man who 'could do better'.


He drinks more than he should, lives in his best friend's garden shed. . .and he hasn't spoken to his sister in sixteen years.


But when Danny winds up in a misleading newspaper article, claiming his lifestyle might be quite enlightened, he is thrust into the limelight. Letters begin to flood in from strangers seeking his guidance.


Wolfie is the daughter of Danny's estranged sister. She's never met her uncle, but her mother is struggling and Wolfie needs help. So when she sees Danny's picture in the paper, she sets out to find him.


Within a week, Danny goes from being responsibility-free to a big brother, an uncle and an unwitting existential 'guru' to some very lost souls.


Can he become the man they all need him to be?


(Previously published as Sincerely, Me)

'Gorgeous, funny and heartfelt' ELEANOR RAY

'A book that will make you smile in just about every possible way' MATSON TAYLOR

'Supremely heart-warming. . .will pull you in from beginning to end' Glamour

© Julietta Henderson 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Reviews

  • The literary equivalent of a hug . . . supremely heart-warming and an immensely funny read that will pull you in from beginning to end
    Glamour

About the author

Julietta Henderson

Julietta Henderson grew up in the rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. Like many Australians, her love affair with Europe began when she came to London on a working holiday and stayed for more than a decade. Now a full-time writer, Julietta divides her life between Melbourne, the UK and wherever she can find winter.
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