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Reluctantly Home Kindle Edition

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From the bestselling author of Where the Story Starts comes a tale about dealing with the past—and finally facing the future.

Pip Appleby seems to have it all, with her prestigious job as a human rights lawyer and her enviable London home. But then a tragic accident stops her life in its tracks, and in an instant everything changes. Retreating to her family’s rural farm and the humble origins she has been trying to hide, Pip is haunted by what she has done.

When she discovers the diary of actress Evelyn Mountcastle in a box of old books, Pip revels in the opportunity to lose herself in someone else’s life rather than focus on the disaster that is her own. But soon she sees parallels—Evelyn’s life was also beset by tragedy, and, like Pip, she returned to Southwold under a dark cloud.

When Pip and Evelyn’s paths cross in real life they slowly begin to reveal the hidden stories that are holding them back. Can they help each other forgive what happened in the past and, perhaps, find happiness in the future?

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Lake Union Publishing
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29 April 2021
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Imogen Clark lives in Yorkshire, England, with her husband and children. Her first burning ambition was to be a solicitor and so she read law at Manchester University and then worked for many years at a commercial law firm. After leaving her legal career behind to care for her four children, Imogen turned to her second love—books. She returned to university, studying part-time while the children were at school, and was awarded a BA in English Literature with first class honours.

Her first three novels, Postcards from a Stranger, The Thing About Clare and Where the Story Starts, have all reached the number 1 spot in the UK Kindle charts, and her books have been number 1 in Australia and Germany as well. She is also the author of a Christmas novella, Postcards at Christmas, which is a sequel to Postcards from a Stranger.

Imogen loves sunshine and travel and longs to live by the sea someday.

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"Connected by loss, a friendship blooms across the generations in this compassionate and nuanced story of endings and new beginnings." --Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The Skylark's Secret

"Imogen Clark is a master at creating flawed, real, loveable characters and exploring their emotions. This novel cleverly weaves together the past and present, and will leave you thinking about the story long after you finish the final page." --Soraya M. Lane, bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Correspondent

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BL81X9Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (29 April 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2512 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1542021200

Best Sellers Rank: 1,315 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 12 in British & Irish Literature
- 14 in Women's Fiction About Friendship
- 35 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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Imogen Clark writes contemporary fiction about families and secrets. Her books have topped the Amazon kindle chart eight times and Where the Story Starts was shortlisted in the UK for Contemporary Romantic Novel of the year 2020.

Imogen initially qualified as a lawyer but after leaving her legal career behind to care for her four children, she returned to her first love - books. She went back to University, studying English Literature part-time whilst the children were at school. It was a short step from there to writing novels.

Imogen’s great love is travel and she is always planning her next adventure. She lives in Yorkshire with her husband and children.

If you’d like to connect then please visit her website at www.imogenclark.com where you can sign up to her monthly newsletter. Imogen can also be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as Imogen Clark Author.

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A STRONG DRAMA

Reviewed in Australia on 14 July 2021

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By chance, two women, from different generations and, with seemingly nothing in common, meet amid challenging and unusual circumstances. Pip and Evelyn once led very different lives to the ones they now exist in. Likewise, they are struggling to deal with their separate, but traumatic pasts.
Imogen Clark writes well, starting with a slow build before creating an interesting story of parallels. Reluctantly Home's main theme revolves around trust. It also addresses healing, connecting and change, as both characters have encountered tragedy. Further, the two women find they have both reached a stalemate in their lives, where they are blocked from moving forward and can’t seem to break free from their self imposed, emotional prisons cells. Can their chance meeting supply the support needed to view life from different perspectives and the keys to unlock their chains? The premise is intriguing and the plot has a mix of sentimental and realistic outcomes. Certainly, the conclusion is quite a realistic one.

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jean henrickson

A fabulous novel!

Reviewed in Australia on 13 May 2021

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This novel is all engrossing! I was sad when I reached the end. The story has some marvellous, unexpected twists in it. It is written by a young woman, to judge by her picture at the end. Yet she is very empathetic about how older people look at life. The book ended happily but not in a cloying, feel good, manner. I thoroughly recommend it!

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Suzanne

An interesting story about loss and grief

Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2021

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A carefully crafted novel following two main characters who have experienced trauma and grief. The story tells of their journey and the importance of reaching out in friendship. A very enjoyable read.

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Lahlore

Life is a reality to all.

Reviewed in Australia on 26 June 2021

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The writer, Imogene Clark always gives you concentrated and challenging background to her books which although a little slow to begin when you get into the story you cannot put the book down. I loved it!

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Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2021

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Although 40 years apart in age, Pip and Evelyn, who come together by way of a misplaced diary, find many parallels in their lives. This leads to a friendship that is mutua.ly beneficial.

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golden ears 15

A great read

Reviewed in Australia on 2 September 2021

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I loved this book as it was so easy to read with a believable story line and a wonderful outcome .

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June

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2021

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This story as the years go on comes into our era now and touches on some relevant issues we deal with at the moment, thought provoking at times

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Cathy Walkley

An easy read, that gets you in right from the first few lines!

Reviewed in Australia on 2 March 2022

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Only recently discovered Imogen Clark and what a great find. Have always loved Liane Moriarty and Clark writes in a similar vein....a very enjoyable read and this subject was an unexpected and mesmerising subject. A real page turner.

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Patronising and paltry.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2021

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The story itself concerns two parallel lives, both characters moving from London back to their childhood home: a sleepy seaside town in Suffolk. Although their moves might have been decades apart, they inevitable meet up and share experiences. Predictable, yet not really a problem. These are: characterisation is weak and unbelievable, the attitudes are anachronistic, everything is reduced and shallow.
The writing style is awful beyond the power of polite prose to convey. The author must think the reading public are morons. There's accessible and there's patronising. Simple language can be beautiful, especially where the light surface covers a deeper profundity; not the case here at all. Not only is the language over-simple and without charm or nuance, but the author feels the need to explain again even simple sentences a child might grasp with ease.
Do yourself a favour: avoid this and read an author who will treat you like an intelligent adult.

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Beautifully written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2021

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Imogen Clark is a very talented author. I have read all her books and had this one on pre-order. I finished it in one day and wish I was still at the start of it. It is a beautifully crafted story of two women, Pip and Evelyn. Pip is a high flying London based lawyer who returns to her Suffolk home town after a tragic accident. Evelyn is around forty years older, but also returned to Suffolk after her promising acting career was cut short. They meet each other through Evelyn's discarded diary and find they have a lot in common. Both characters are suffering emotional pain but find that they can talk to each other. Their friendship is very believable. This is a thoughtful, moving story and I really loved it.

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Flossy

Interesting plot, good storyline.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2021

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This is the sixth book I’ve read by Imogen Clarke, and like the others I’ve devoured it; I finished Reluctantly Home in one sitting on a rainy May Bank Holiday Monday, disturbed only by the need for tea and biscuits. Like her other books, the main characters weave in and around each other, and at the end of the book, you can see the same situation from two seemingly opposite points of view. The ending tidied up loose threads properly, and you felt the characters had found their peace. What I like about Imogen Clarke’s books is the plots feel fresh through the use of the rounded characters, even though it must be difficult for authors to come up with new ideas.

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Dorothy

Real life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2021

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The stories of two women a generation apart who are brought together by circumstance to resolve their problems.
It is a book about life’s experience and the way in which people deal with the hand they have been dealt. It is very empathetic to the trauma suffered by the characters. The author has a great deal of insight into her storyline and a delightful way of telling the tale. A nice happy ending too.

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Jasmine

A Really Fascinating and Interesting Story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2021

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From the minute I started reading this book it held my attention. The story is set in the late 1970s/early 1980s and 2019. In 2019 Philippa (Pip) Appleby has a high flying career as a Barrister in London. She is involved in a tragic accident and then went on to suffer a nervous breakdown. Pip grew up on a farm outside a small Suffolk town. She returns there to stay with her parents while she recovers. During this time she works in a local charity shop on a voluntary basis. In the course of her work she comes across an old diary which has been accidentally sent to the shop. The diary belonged to Evelyn who lived in the same town. Evelyn had lived in London in the 1970s where she had been an Actress. Due to an unexpected change in her personal circumstances she had to give up acting and return home. Evelyn is now living a reclusive life. Pip makes enquiries and decides to make contact with Evelyn to return her diary. The lives of the 2 women have some similarities and a friendship developed between them which brought positive improvements to their lives. It was as if fate had intended their paths to cross. The ending turned out differently to what I was expecting but nevertheless it was happy. Once I started reading this book I didn't want to stop. I could hardly wait to find out what was going to happen next.

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