A Different World
On sale
16th January 2025
Price: £22
A mesmerising novel exploring the joys and challenges of family life throughout the twentieth century, A DIFFERENT WORLD is the latest bestselling novel from Judith Lennox. Not to be missed by readers of Lucinda Riley and Rachel Hore.
In the summer of 1939, nineteen-year-old Olivia Goodland arrives in London. Working for a society dressmaker, she meets wealthy, beautiful Grace Ruthwell. Beguiled by the glamour of Grace’s world, it’s only slowly and too late that she becomes aware of the darkness that lies beneath the glittering exterior.
When the Second World War erupts, Olivia joins the Land Army. At a party in Wiltshire, she meets the handsome poet George Flynn, whose charms prove impossible to resist. Over the ensuing years, Olivia’s life is absorbed by the upbringing of her three sons, and by her relationship with a man whose passions go beyond poetry. But as the twentieth century continues to unfold, Olivia makes a shocking discovery, and starts to question where her true happiness lies . . .
Praise for Judith Lennox:
‘I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennox’s writing – she’s a fantastic storyteller!’ Jill Mansell
‘A fast-moving, complex story’ The Times
‘Judith Lennox’s writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings’ Daily Mail
In the summer of 1939, nineteen-year-old Olivia Goodland arrives in London. Working for a society dressmaker, she meets wealthy, beautiful Grace Ruthwell. Beguiled by the glamour of Grace’s world, it’s only slowly and too late that she becomes aware of the darkness that lies beneath the glittering exterior.
When the Second World War erupts, Olivia joins the Land Army. At a party in Wiltshire, she meets the handsome poet George Flynn, whose charms prove impossible to resist. Over the ensuing years, Olivia’s life is absorbed by the upbringing of her three sons, and by her relationship with a man whose passions go beyond poetry. But as the twentieth century continues to unfold, Olivia makes a shocking discovery, and starts to question where her true happiness lies . . .
Praise for Judith Lennox:
‘I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennox’s writing – she’s a fantastic storyteller!’ Jill Mansell
‘A fast-moving, complex story’ The Times
‘Judith Lennox’s writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings’ Daily Mail
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Judith Lennox's writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings
I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennox's writing - she's a fantastic storyteller!
A fast-moving, complex story
Completely unputdownable . . . a lovely, entrancing book
A must-read . . . watching the drama unfold will keep you hooked from start to finish