Someone Else’s Shoes
The delightful No 1 Sunday Times bestseller
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4.0 • 274 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER EVERYONE IS READING
THE LONG-AWAITED NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, AUTHOR OF THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ME BEFORE YOU
'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'
'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed' JODI PICOULT
'Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them' NEW YORK TIMES
'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES
'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOME
Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes?
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Meet Sam. Meet Nisha.
Two women living very different lives.
But when their paths cross, causing each a world of trouble - and finding some missing shoes is the only way to solve it - they’re left with a choice every woman must face: to walk alone, or stand together . . .
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'[A] captivating new blockbuster. Once you step into the lives of Sam and Nisha, you'll be racing through the pages. Relatable, memorable and engaging' DAILY EXPRESS
'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES
'A warm, witty and uplifting novel . . . It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters. Another winner from a fabulous author' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Hard-hitting and laugh-aloud . . . Two women's lives intertwine and change profoundly in this story full of richly imagined characters' THE TIMES
'Empathy and an extravagant plot collide in Moyes's big hug of a novel' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Riotously fun and an ode to strong female friendships' PRIMA
'One of our absolute fave authors . . . This brilliant story is a sure-fire hit' SUN
'Full of fun, unlikely friendships . . . and female empowerment, it's a welcome escape' WOMAN
'Compelling. Will make you wonder what it's really like to walk in someone else's shoes' GLAMOUR UK
'Somehow heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time' YOURS
PRAISE FOR JOJO MOYES:
'Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Storytelling at its best' MARIE CLAIRE
'A deeply satisfying book full of big emotions' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Britain's best contemporary female author' SUN ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Moyes's charming spin on Trading Places (after The Giver of Stars) follows two 40-something women who end up with each other's shoes. After Sam Kemp accidentally grabs the wrong bag at her London gym and finds in it a custom-made pair of Louboutins, she takes to wearing the heels to business meetings and finds a new confidence among her colleagues. Meanwhile, American Nisha Cantor ends up stuck with Sam's sensible flats. Nisha returns to the hotel where she's staying with her wealthy husband, Carl, only to find he's locked her out and frozen her accounts, blindsiding her. Then the gym suddenly shuts down and Sam has no way to return Nisha's belongings, so she leans into her new life, avoiding her depressed husband and a boss who's out to get her. Meanwhile, Nisha takes a job at the hotel where she was once a guest, and Carl gives her the ultimatum to find the Louboutins, which he'd given to her, or forfeit any kind of divorce settlement. The plot leans a bit too much on convenience, but Moyes is never short on her trademark clever observations (of Sam: "There is a particularly vindictive tenor to the kind of hangover that occurs in your forties"). The author's fans will have a ball.
Customer Reviews
Great read
This was a great read; characters were well developed, probably make a great film too.
Someone else’s shoes
A delight! I guessed the puzzle of the shoes! And I felt so clever! What a tangled web, or webs, with so many strands to the story. Each character is finely drawn with affection, care, tolerance as they interact, grow and form friendships which appear unlikely on first encountering the characters. As we should learn understanding by experiencing walking in another person’s shoes, never judge a book by its cover.
The best read I’ve had in so long!
Couldn’t put it down 🤩