Bøger af Freya Sampson

'Brimming with hope, heart and intrigue' JESSICA RYN'What a beautiful, compelling book! . . . I loved it' HEMA SUKUMAR'A real hug of a book' HAZEL PRIORYou can choose your home, but you can't choose who lives next door . . .Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never felt at home anywhere, especially not in crumbling Shelley House. The other residents think she's prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat is plagued by guilt from her past and looking for somewhere to belong. Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling has lived in Shelley House for longer than anyone else, and if you believe the other tenants, she's as cantankerous and vindictive as they come. Dorothy may spend her days spying on the neighbours, but she has a closely guarded secret herself - and a good reason for barely leaving her home. When their building faces demolition, sworn enemies Kat and Dorothy become unlikely allies in their quest to save their historic home; and even less likely detectives when they suspect that foul play is coming from within Shelley House . . .

Nothing brings neighbors together like someone else's secrets... At Shelley House, the walls have ears, and they're attached to a ragtag duo of busybodies ready to pry, snoop, and generally annoy their neighbors into solving a crime. Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling has lived in Shelley House longer than any of the other residents, and if you take their word for it, she's as cantankerous as they come. But Dorothy has her reasons for spying. And none of them require justifying herself to Kat Bennett. Twenty-five-year-old Kat has never known a place where she felt truly at home, and crumbling Shelley House is no different. Her neighbors find her prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat's plagued by a guilty secret from her past. When their apartments face demolition, sworn enemies Kat and Dorothy agree on just one thing: they must save their historic building. But when someone plays dirty--and one of the residents is viciously taken down--Dorothy and Kat seek justice. The police close the investigation too soon, leaving it up to the unlikely amateur sleuths--with a playful Jack Russell terrier at their side--to restore peace in their community.

Da Libby ankommer til London med hjertesorg og frustrationer i bagagen, møder hun den aldrende Frank i bussen. Han fortæller hende, at han tilbage i 1962 mødte en ung kvinde med rødt hår – præcis ligesom Libbys – på den selvsamme busrute. Det var kærlighed ved første blik, men det blev aldrig til mere end det, for Frank mistede billetstumpen med kvindens telefonnummer på. Siden har han kørt med den samme bus igen og igen i en forgæves jagt på at finde sin drømmekvinde.Libby bliver grebet af historien og beslutter sig for at hjælpe Frank. Deres søgen skaber straks et fællesskab blandt de fremmede i bussen, og Libby åbner langsomt sit sårede hjerte op for nye venskaber og forhold. Libby ønsker mere end noget andet at se Frank forenet med sin store kærlighed, men kan hun mon selv lære, hvor vigtigt det er at tage en chance og gribe lykken, når den byder sig?Pressen skriver:”Ren feelgood-magi – historien er håbefuld og romantisk, fuld af hjertevarme og drømmeri.” – Ali Hazelwood”Sød som en litterær kop varm kakao. Hvis du er på udkig efter en håbefuld fortælling, er denne helt rigtig.” – USA Today”En hjertevarm historie om chancer, sorg og det ofte uforudsigelige voksenliv. Fuld af skønne karakterer, som man hepper på undervejs.” – The Montecito Journal”Sampsons største gave er, at hun formår at bringe karaktererne og deres mangfoldige skæbner til live på så mesterlig vis.” – Bookpage"Siderne vender sig selv i denne skønne historie.”  – Publishers Weekly”Sjov, sød og rørende.”  – Booklist”En hjertevarm historie om kærlighed og lykke, der overvinder livets svære sider.” – Kirkus

Dine biblioteksbøger fortæller mere om dig, end du tror … June Jones arbejder på det lokale bibliotek i Chalcot og kender de faste lånere rigtig godt, men de ved ikke ret meget om hende. Otte år tidligere mistede hun sin mor, og byen mistede dermed sin elskede bibliotekar. Mor og datter delte en stor kærlighed til litteraturen, men den lidt generte June føler ikke, hun kan leve op til landsbyboernes minder og høje tanker om sin mor.Da biblioteket pludselig er lukningstruet, slår en excentrisk gruppe af lokale lånere sig sammen for at redde det. De vil have June med om bord, men hvis de skal lykkes med deres redningsmission, må hun tro på både projektet og sig selv.Tør hun forlade bøgernes trygge favn og begive sig ud i en verden fuld af venskaber, muligheder og kærlighed?Pressen skriver:”En bog, man bliver glad af.”  – Ali Hazelwood”Fantastisk bog. Et must-read for alle bogorme.” – The Sun”En hjertevarm og opløftende fortælling om venlighed, fællesskab og kærlighed, som både fik mig til at le, græde og heppe på karaktererne.” – Clare Pooley”Sampson har skrevet en herlig bog fuld af skønne personligheder. Her får man en historie om helte og skurke, kærlighed og tab, sorg og nyt håb.” – Kirkus”Så god, at du kommer til at læse den i én mundfuld.”   – Library Journal”En fantastisk debut.”   – Woman & Home

'I loved it ' Hannah Tovey'Heart-warming, gorgeously written and I fell instantly in love with the quirky cast of characters' Jessica Ryn

A celebration of books and everything that makes us human' Katie Marsh, author of My Everything You can tell a lot about a person from the library books they borrow Library assistant June knows a lot about the regulars at Chalcot Library, yet they know very little about her.

Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother. Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other eople for the first time since her mother died...