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Have you read The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop? Post feedback by 27 September for a chance to win £100 Love2Shop voucher!

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SorchaMumsnet · 25/07/2016 16:38

When Henry uproots his family from chilly Cambridge to sunny Perth, he and his wife Charlotte try to start afresh. But it becomes clear that even on the other side of the world, some things never change. Charlotte is left wondering if there is anywhere she belongs, and how far she'll go to find her way home…

This month we're thrilled to introduce you to Stephanie Bishop, named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Novelists. Her new novel was an Australian bestseller, winner of the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction Book of the Year and has been described by critics as both 'breathtaking', and 'deeply moving'. Perfect for fans of Revolutionary Road.

To celebrate the UK paperback release of The Other Side of the World, we're giving away 50 copies to Mumsnetters who want to read and share their thoughts about it on this discussion. Go to the giveaway page to find out more about the book and apply for a free copy.

You don't have to win a free copy to take part in the discussion. Anyone who has read The Other Side of the World can post their feedback here. If you miss out on a free one, you can buy a paperback. All who post feedback before 27 September will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Love2shop voucher.

This giveaway is sponsored by Tinder Press

Have you read The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop? Post feedback by 27 September for a chance to win £100 Love2Shop voucher!
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riverwell · 05/09/2016 12:30

I really enjoyed this book as from the start I felt transported in to the story through the vivid descriptions and the structure of how it is written. I also think that the reasoning behind the move from the UK is something that many people can relate to which makes it an enticing read.

contrary13 · 29/07/2016 12:41

Ha! I just mucked up the application form for the giveaway by entering a mangled form of my username... Blush I was trying to convince my son that his disgustingly smelly trainers do not need to live in the middle of the front room's floor, at the time, though. Multi-tasking. I am apparently not good at it!

The book looks interesting, though. I have a great-aunt whose husband whisked them all off to Australia during the '50s - with small children in tow. She's only been able to afford "to come home" as she calls it since her husband died 5 years ago... and she's in her late 80s now. Missed her mum and dad's funerals, her sibling's weddings, their children and grandchildren (and great-grandchildren) being born... her sibling's funerals. She's only been "home" twice, and it's all very strange as we're assembled to spend time with her, but she's a stranger to all of us, really. It's very sad, because she's genuinely lovely - but she's lived a completely different life to the rest of us.

Stupidly, it was only just now as I was reading the synopsis of this book, that I stopped and thought about how she won't have been the only one. Wives whose husbands fancied an adventure... and dragged them and their children along for the ride, during decades when women didn't feel, so much, that they could say "no"... Sad

Sofie88 · 27/07/2016 23:10

Sounds good.

MrFMercury · 25/07/2016 16:40

Looks interesting :)