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Lia Louis lives in the United Kingdom with her partner and three young children. Before raising a family, she worked as a freelance copywriter and proofreader. She was the 2015 winner of Elle magazine’s annual writing competition and has been a contributor for Bloomsbury’s Writers and Artist’s blog for aspiring writers. She is the author of Somewhere Close to Happy and Dear Emmie Blue.
Standalone Books from Lia Louis
Somewhere Close to Happy (2018)
Lizzie James thought she was happy, or somewhere close to happy, at least. Now she’s not so sure.
Available to buy from Amazon in Paperback, Hardback, Audiobook and Kindle Edition.
Dear Emmie Blue (2020)
Emmie Blue has a secret…
Available to buy from Amazon in Paperback, Audiobook and Kindle Edition.
Eight Perfect Hours (2021)
Whilst returning home after a somewhat failed college reunion Noelle Butterby is stuck in a snowstorm that has closed the M4. Feeling emotional about her evening, worried about her mum and not being able to charge her phone leads to her having a meltdown at her steering wheel. The stranger in the car next door comes to her rescue to check that she is OK and whether she needs anything. Eventually giving in and asking to charge her phone so she can call her mum, She sits in his car and they begin eight hours of chatting, crosswords, hard shoulder walks and snoozing.
Saying goodbye as the road reopens she doesn’t expect to ever bump into Sam again (the American mountaineering stranger). It is a small world after all and their paths unexpectantly cross over the coming weeks and months.
Noelle tends to shoulder everyone’s problems around her she has pressed pause on her life something which lead to the end of her long term relationship with Ed who she had dated since college. But with her mum relying on her, her brother away more often than he is home, her best friend struggling with motherhood and Noelle still not over the guilt she feels towards her friend Daisy’s death in college.
As Noelle and Sam’s lives intertwine they wonder whether it is fate or coincidence that they appear at hospitals, cleaning jobs and events. A journey of self-discovery for Noelle as well as buying into the red thread love theory her friend Daisy used to talk about.
Available to buy from Amazon in Paperback, Audiobook and Kindle Edition.
