I Wanted You to Know

I Wanted You to Know

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Dear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew up by my side. But it wasn't to be...When Jess gives birth to Edie, it's the happiest day of her life. She knows, from the moment her little girl's hand grasps her finger, that her daughter owns her heart, completely and utterly. And even though Edie's father has left them, and single motherhood isn't easy, her beautiful, innocent child brings her untold joy.But then Jess receives a diagnosis that changes everything. Edie's life – that is just beginning – is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations. And Jess must face the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her.Propelled by a ticking clock, Jess knows what she has to do. She begins to put pen to paper, to tell her daughter everything she might need to know.How to love, how to lose, how to forgive, and, most importantly, how to live when you never know how long you...
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Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Once upon a time we were a family.In those days, all I remember was laughter and joy. I was their first-born, and I remember so clearly my parents' pride as I held my little sister, Phoebe, for the first time, the joy shining out of their faces.But then one devastating day, everything changed, when Phoebe died. And it tore us all apart.Then the third daughter – baby Bea – was born. It was meant to be the start of us healing. Becoming a family again. But the truth was, nothing would ever be the same again.Now Bea is all grown up. And she's called me to say she's pregnant. She says she wants to come home. Because she has some questions.After all these years, I know it's time for our family secrets to come to the surface. The secrets we've been trying to pretend never happened. About the missing pieces in our family... And about the very worst day of my life...A powerful, heartbreaking story about family, sisterhood, and the...
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The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine

The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Pre-order the BRAND NEW emotional read from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont You've heard of the Afterlife. Welcome to the Beforelife.There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me – Eliza.We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We've been by her side ever since. What she doesn't know yet, is that one day she might become our mother.Then two men come into her life. Both seeking her heart. And then we realise: everything rests on Becca's love story. Because one of the men is Lucy and Thomas's father. And the other is mine and Samuel's. And there's simply no way we can all be born.We all want her to make the right choice. We all want to be born. To hold her hand one day. To feel her stroke our hair. To call her our mother.Then we discover there is something we can do. We can change Fate. But we only have a single chance each. How would you make sure you were born? And what if doing that isn't...
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The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

BRAND NEW from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont comes a powerful story of memory, loss, love, and new beginnings...When Shelley Woodhouse wakes up in hospital from a coma, the first thing she says is that her husband must be arrested.He's the reason she's in here. She knows it. She remembers what he did. Clearly as anything.But there are things Shelley has forgotten too, including parts of her childhood. And as those start to come back to her, so do other memories. Ones with the power to change everything.But can she trust these new memories, or what anyone around her is telling her? And who is the mysterious hospital volunteer who brings her food and keeps making her smile? Is it possible to find your future when you're confused about your past?Readers are loving The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up:'This is the kind of story that draws you in and will not let you go... Heartbreaking,...
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Best Friends For Never

Best Friends For Never

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Ava and Zoe are the bestest of best friends. Lottie and Isabel are the bestest of best friends. But what happens when new girl Rani joins Year Three at Crabtree School? Will Rani break up these two perfect pairs? Will Zoe's best friend forever become her best friend for never? 6+ readers can join Zoe, Lottie, Isabel and Ava and Rani as they learn all about what being a good friend really means in this second Crabtree School story.
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The Girl Who Stole the World

The Girl Who Stole the World

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Eight-year-old Isabel is the best-behaved girl at Crabtree School, and she has a reward chart glittering with stars to prove it. She's kind, helpful, organised, sensible...But the trouble is, no one seems to notice! Isabel's tired of nice girls finishing last. But when she does the naughtiest thing anyone in Year Three can think of, has she gone too far? Will her friends stand by her, even at her worst moment? 6+ readers will love following the adventures of Isabel, Lottie, Zoe, Ava and Rani as they learn all about right and wrong in this third Crabtree School story.
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The Case of the Missing Cat

The Case of the Missing Cat

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Seven-year-old Lottie knows everything about everyone. She snoops, she spies, she eavesdrops. But when the beloved Crabtree School cat goes missing, can the greatest detective in Year Three crack the case and find Lady Lovelypaws before it's too late? It won't be easy, but Lottie has a plan. The first step? A sleepover at Crabtree School! In the fourth instalment of the Crabtree series, readers can join Lottie, Ava, Zoe, Isabel and Rani for a bit of mystery and—of course—a midnight feast!
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Year Two Forever and Ever

Year Two Forever and Ever

Laura Pearson

Laura Pearson

Ava can't wait for her first day of Year 3 at Crabtree School. But there is a problem: the Year 6 class from last year are refusing to leave. Now those pesky 11-year-olds are clogging up the whole school, and Ava is going to be stuck in Year 2 forever and ever. Ava and her friends must come up with a plan to get the Year Sixes out, for good.
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