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Being Lara

A Novel

By: Lola Jaye

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A poignant and provocative story of adoption, self-discovery, and the meaning of family, Being Lara by author Lola Jaye (By the Time You Read This) is an unforgettable tale of three women—British mother, Nigerian birth mother, and 30-year-old daughter—the choices they made, and the fragile bond they try to create across time and continents. Intelligent and touching, BeingLara is exquisite contemporary fiction with heart and soul that will resonate with readers of Cecilia Ahearn, Thrity Umrigar, and Shilpi Gowda.

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Harper Collins

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0062069357

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9780062069351

By the Time You Read This

By: Lola Jaye

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By the Time You Read This

By: Lola Jaye

Already a national bestseller in the U.K., Lola Jaye’s By the Time You Read This is a profoundly beautiful story of a father’s abiding love for the daughter he will never see grow up—and his determination to help guide her through the difficult crossroads and crises of her life even after his own passing. Poignant and unforgettable, evoking in part The Pursuit of Happyness and The Last Lecture, By the Time You Read This celebrates a remarkable bond of love that can never be broken, not even by death.

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294

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Harper Collins

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0061901318

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9780061901317

The Attic Child

A Novel

By: Lola Jaye

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The Attic Child

A Novel

By: Lola Jaye

A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging. Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland, twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn’t bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an unpaid servant to English explorer Sir Richard Babbington, As the years pass, he desperately clings on to memories of his family in Africa, even as he struggles to remember his mother’s face, and sometimes his real name . . . 1974: Lowra, a young orphan girl born into wealth and privilege whose fortunes have now changed, finds herself trapped in the same attic. Searching for a ray of light in the darkness of the attic, Lowra finds under the floorboards an old-fashioned pen, a porcelain doll, a beaded necklace, and a message carved on the wall, written in an unidentifiable language. Providing comfort for her when all hope is lost, these clues will lead her to uncover the secrets of the attic.

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499

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HarperCollins

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0063260409

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9780063260405

Orphan Sisters

By: Lola Jaye

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Orphan Sisters

By: Lola Jaye

Lana and May are a very long way from home. Their Nigerian parents emigrated to England in search of a better life for the family. London in the 1950s is a great adventure, but not always welcoming. There are signs in windows of lodging houses warning: 'No blacks, no dogs, no Irish'. When tragedy strikes and the girls lose their father, their mother is unable to cope. When she fails to recover from the surprise birth of another child all three girls are sent to an orphanage. Lana is determined to keep her sisters together but when baby Tina gets adopted, she realises the family is about to be torn apart ...

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0750545895

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9780750545891

Wartime Sweethearts

By: Lola Jaye

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Wartime Sweethearts

By: Lola Jaye

An English Girl. An American Soldier. A twin secret... When Rose meets American GI William there is no denying the attraction between them...And even though she knows her family would not approve of her relationship with a black soldier, they can't help but fall in love. However Rose has a secret of her own and when war separates the sweethearts before she can confide in William, it is Rose who will have to deal with the consequences... From the author of Orphan Sisters comes a moving and unique saga which gives a voice to the untold tales of our past.

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336

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Ebury Press

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1785036378

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9781785036378

Reaching for the Stars

By: Lola Jaye

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Reaching for the Stars

By: Lola Jaye

How to make your dreams come true.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007359365

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9780007359363

While You Were Dreaming

By: Lola Jaye

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While You Were Dreaming

By: Lola Jaye

Lena has always kept her sisters Millie and Cara in check. But when Lena is involved in an accident her sisters rush to her side.As they try to wake Lena, they learn things they never knew about themselves and their much-loved sister.

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140848773X

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Book's by Lola Jaye

Being Lara

Being Lara

By the Time You Read This

By the Time You Read This

The Attic Child

The Attic Child

Orphan Sisters

Orphan Sisters

Wartime Sweethearts

Wartime Sweethearts

Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for the Stars

While You Were Dreaming

While You Were Dreaming

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