Everyone Is Still Alive

Name: Everyone Is Still Alive
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Cathy Rentzenbrink
ISBN: 9781474621168

Author: Cathy Rentzenbrink

Narrator: Lydia Wilson

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Phoenix

Published: 07/08/2021

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Family Life, Friendship

Synopsis

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER?

'I can't stop thinking about it' Elizabeth Day
'A total triumph' Nina Stibbe
'Beautiful, moving and so funny and well-observed' Philippa Perry

When Juliet moves into her late mother's house, making friends with the neighbouring families is the last thing on her mind. Grief and guilt are weighing her down, and working motherhood is a juggle. But for her husband Liam, the morning coffees and after-school gatherings soon reveal the secret struggles, fears and rivalries playing out behind closed doors - all of which are perfect inspiration for his new novel . . .

When the rupture of a marriage sends ripples through the group, painful home truths are brought to light. And then, one sun-drenched afternoon, life overturns in an instant and nothing on Magnolia Road will ever be the same again.

The fiction debut from Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Everyone Is Still Alive is funny and moving, intimate and wise; a novel that explores the deeper realities of marriage and parenthood and the way life thwarts our expectations at every turn.

About Cathy Rentzenbrink

Cathy Rentzenbrink is the author of the novel Everyone Is Still Alive and several acclaimed works of non-fiction including the Sunday Times bestseller The Last Act of Love. She grew up in Yorkshire, spent many years in London and now lives in Cornwall.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 14, 2022

felt this book was okay nothing really stood out for me......more

Goodreads review by Aoife on August 26, 2024

Juliet and Liam aren't sure they will ever fit in when they move into her late mother's home with their young son Charlie. Magnolia Road is the picture perfect image of domesticity with big houses, and large cars and neighbors full of parenting and relationship advice. As Juliet begins to resent her......more

Goodreads review by Stacey | prettybooks on March 20, 2022

I love Cathy’s non-fiction because she’s fantastic at portraying the complexities of human emotion, and her debut novel is no different. In many ways this is a simple story. It’s the story of a married couple and their new life in Magnolia Road, a middle class area of London. But I was constantly in......more

Goodreads review by David on April 15, 2021

I was delighted to be lucky enough to blag a proof of Cathy Rentzenbrink’s new book and first novel Everyone is Still Alive (Phoenix) which is published in July. I have been a big fan of Cathy’s talent since her Waterstone’s days and it has been such a pleasure to see her career develop, first at Qu......more

Goodreads review by Ikhoward on September 30, 2023

felt that the blurb maybe placed too much emphasis on the 'disaster' that would change things since I didn't think that was particularly significant to the wider book (or maybe was but happened very late) but overall I liked it and it didn't make me want to curl into a ball and die like her memoir s......more

Quotes

A total triumph: compelling, compassionate, insightful, funny and moving Nina Stibbe

Incredibly tender and astonishingly insightful. I cared so deeply for the characters and read in genuine awe. An utter gem Marian Keyes

Touching, tender and profound in its warmth and stillness - a novel that explores family, friendship, grief and love in true, tactile detail. Beautiful and very real Daisy Buchanan

A novel of radical empathy and kindness, written with poignancy, wit and immaculate observation. There is something wholeheartedly decent and human about Rentzenbrink's writing, which has a lingering, gentle power. I can't stop thinking about it Elizabeth Day

Sharply observed and utterly compelling, Everyone Is Still Alive had me cackling on one page and crying the next; Cathy Rentzenbrink's warmth and wisdom are evident in every line Paula Hawkins

Unputdownable - brilliant, beautiful, moving and so funny and well-observed. If you want to know what Happily Ever After looks like, read this Philippa Perry

A soothing, tender story with loveable characters who pull you in from the very first pages. In a world of chaos, reading this novel was a reminder to slow down, zoom in and look around Emma Gannon

An anti-romantic comedy of Lego and disenchantment, shot through with clear-eyed compassion . . . I devoured it Patrick Gale

I love this book. Funny, wise and clever and full of honesty and kindness. It's a page-turner that makes you look at yourself and your relationships anew. A unique and generous novel about love, loss and friendship Kit de Waal, author of My Name Is Leon

A wonderful novel . . . I loved it. Gorgeous and tender, fabulous at capturing time, place and atmosphere. An utter treat Kate Mosse