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Kick-starting our festive excitement (before the reality of Christmas kicks in, perhaps \u2013 something the book deals with impeccably) Seven Days of Us is a heart-warming study of family and forgiveness: when a family is quarantined in Norfolk for Christmas on account of a daughter\u2019s exposure to an exotic virus, tensions are incubated (UGH, family!), but it\u2019s crucially so empathetic, too: there\u2019s a relatable voice for every reader and no one\u2019s perfect, but the book teaches us that we can love them and ourselves anyway, which is the sort of satisfying takeaway we might get from a Richard Curtis film, or from books by Nick Hornby or David Nicholls, with perhaps a more delicate handling of gender politics than they\u2019re criticised for. The book observes, pokes-fun-at, uplifts, entertains.<\/p>\n
FRANCESCA HORNAK is a journalist and writer, whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines including the Sunday Times, Guardian, Grazia, Stylist, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Red. Her column \u2018History Of The World In 100 Modern Objects\u2019 first appeared in The Sunday Times Style magazine in 2013 and ran for two years, later becoming a title with Portico. Francesca is also the author of a second nonfiction book, Worry with Mother (Portico).<\/p>\n
Hardback | ISBN: 9780349415604 | 19 October 2017 | \u00a312.99 | 320pp Ebook | ISBN: 9780349415581 Audio digital download | ISBN: 9781405538381 | 9hrs 59mins | Read by Jilly Bond | \u00a319.99 SEVEN DAYS OF US | Francesca Hornak<\/p>\n
Gripping, powerfully emotional and life-affirming. I read it in one sitting!\u2019 Maeve Haran
\n\u2018Compassionate, witty and wise, Seven Days of Us is hugely entertaining\u2019 Saskia Sarginson, bestselling author of The Twins
\n\u2018Funny, truthful, compelling\u2019 Fanny Blake
\n\u2018Absorbing, insightful and immensely enjoyable\u2019 Laura Barnett
\nElle book club pick<\/p>\n
\u2018Observes, pokes fun and entertains\u2019 The Sun \u2018Touching, funny, emotionally intelligent, Seven Days of Us is pure pleasure from beginning to end. It’s stylishly written and totally engrossing. I really, really loved it\u2019 Adele Geras
\n\u2018I [was] captivated by this extraordinary page-turner. The plot is compulsive and doesn’t let up till the very last chapter. It has more twists and turns than Hampton Court Maze and yet Francesca Hornak guides one through it all with a confident hand until one puts it down, exhausted but exhilarated by such a rollicking good read. Terrific\u2019 Virginia Ironside
\n\u2018An engrossing and funny study of a middleclass British family in crisis. I loved it!\u2019 Keith Stuart, bestselling author of A Boy Made of Blocks
\n\u2018An emotional but ultimately uplifting holiday story\u2019 Kirkus<\/p>\n
\u2018Hornak’s wry, masterful portrayal of a family in crisis is filled with flawed and funny characters who will capture \u2013 and break \u2013 your heart\u2019 Fiona Davis, author of The Dollhouse
\n\u2018A farcical gem, perfect for fans of Matthew Norman and Emma Straub. Alternately tender and razorsharp, Seven Days of Us will resonate with anyone who regresses the minute they step inside their childhood home\u2019 Booklist starred review
\n\u2018A warm, funny and sad novel about a family in crisis. I loved it\u2019 Woman & Home
\n\u2018The plot is genius\u2026 and the results are hilarious and touching\u2019 Daily Mail \u2018Sharply observed by Hornak\u2019s satirical eye, this has \u2018Working Title film deal\u2019 written all over it\u2019 Glamour
\n\u2018A really good book\u2019 InStyle.co.uk<\/p>\n
\u2018Wonderfully Richard Curtis-esque\u2019 Good Housekeeping \u2018Hot Reads\u2019
\n\u2018Funny, charming and clever\u2019 Refinery29<\/p>\n
Meet the Birch Family in this funny, tender, sometimes shocking but ultimately heart-warming family drama about a group of nearest-and-not-always-so-dearest forced into spending a week together at Christmas.<\/p>\n
For fans of David Nicholls, Nick Hornby, Laura Barnett & Richard Curtis<\/p>\n
It’s Christmas, and the Birch family is gathering for the first time in years\u2026<\/p>\n
Emma is elated at having everybody under one roof, but her oldest child, Olivia, is only home because she has nowhere else to go. She\u2019s just returned from treating an epidemic abroad and must stay in quarantine for a week \u2013 and so too should her family.<\/p>\n
For the next seven days, no one can leave the house, and no one can enter.<\/p>\n
It doesn’t sound too hard. But a week with your nearest and dearest can feel like an eternity, especially when they’re all harbouring secrets.<\/p>\n
One of whom is about to come knocking on their door…<\/p>\n
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