Stepping Up, Sarah Turner
Stepping Up, Sarah Turner
List: $14.62 | Sale: $10.23
Club: $7.31

Stepping Up

Author: Sarah Turner

Narrator: Jaye Jacobs

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2022


Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE UNMUMSY MUM

The joyful and emotional Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick.

Beth has never stuck at anything.

She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.

Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes.

An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth's life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.

What if she's simply not up to the job?

With a little help from her best friend Jory (purely platonic, of course ...) and her lovely, lonely next-door neighbour, Albert, Beth is determined that this time she's not giving up. It's time to step up.

This is a story about digging deep for strength you never knew you had and finding magic in things that were there all along.

'Humour and heart are everywhere in this book, and I went from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. Wise, joyful and very, very funny - this is a book to devour, a book to share and a book to savour. I loved it' Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART

© Sarah Turner 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sammy on November 02, 2021

A really lovely read, struggled to put it down and a bit gutted it's finished......more

Goodreads review by Leonie on May 30, 2022

As an avid Unmumsy Mum follower I lept at the chance to read this when it came up for sale at 99p. However, after reading it I don't understand the rave reviews...? It was OK, but pretty predictable and Beth was rather annoying. I think a Albert and Ted stole the show really. A solid three stars fro......more

Goodreads review by Kim on March 16, 2022

Read this book if: 💚You love stories about love, family, loss & coming together 💚You have tissues to hand - it WILL make you cry 💚You love books with characters old & young I LOVED THIS BOOK! I read it in three days & that’s only because I have kids & responsibilities so had to put it down 😏 What a fa......more

Goodreads review by Ritu on October 23, 2021

I felt like I needed this book, right now, to shine a light of positivity over some tough times. Beth, our heroine, really ins one, though she doesn't really know it; after all, she is known for being the quitter of the family and has been, pretty much her whole life. Until a tragedy forces her to sto......more

Goodreads review by Lisa reads alot on August 13, 2022

I finished it, but didn’t want to finish it, I fell in love with all the characters, the humour and heartbreak. Imagine having a carefree life, coming and going as you please, quitting things you didn’t enjoy. Then suddenly following a tragedy you take over caring for a teenager and a toddler. Albert......more


Quotes

Humour and heart are everywhere in this book, and I went from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. Wise, joyful and very, very funny - this is a book to devour, a book to share and a book to savour. I loved it Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART

Stop EVERYTHING and read this! Funny, tender and beautifully observed. Loved, loved, LOVED it! Cathy Bramley

Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Full of warmth and Turner's perceptive parenting humour. This is a book that will break your heart and make you fall in love all at once! Katy Colins, author of THE BEST IS YET TO COME

What a fantastic read - it had me in tears! This book grabbed me by the heartstrings and didn't let go! It has it all - warmth, humour and brilliant observations on love, life and loss. An emotional rollercoaster of a read and one that is well worth taking! Sarah Pearse, author of THE SANATORIUM

Stepping Up is a heart-blasting triumph of a novel - wise, witty and wonderfully human. Isabelle Broom, author of THE GETAWAY

Funny and sad, and everything in between. It had me hooked from the first page. A brilliant book, and one that I'd definitely recommend! James Bailey, author of THE FLIP SIDE

Written with such love and heart. Sarah has done an exceptional job of marrying her trademark comedy with deep and raw emotion. I loved it! Giovanna Fletcher

A moving and beautifully-told tale of parenthood but not as you know it. I just loved it. Gillian McAllister

Witty and moving Fabulous

A glorious novel about family, grief, changing expectations and, ultimately, love The Sun