THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR
'Love, mess, secrets; this story of four generations of women is shot through with Ruth Jones's warmth and wisdom.' JOJO MOYES
'A hug in a book' Prima
'Her best book yet' Woman & Home
'Compassionate, wise and life-affirming' The Observer
The funny, moving and uplifting new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Never Greener and Us Three.
Grace is about to turn ninety and she doesn't want parties or presents or fuss. She just wants a quiet celebration: her daily swim in the sea and a cup of tea with granddaughter Elin and great-granddaughter Beca. More than anything, she wants to heal the family rift that's been breaking her heart for decades.
And to do that she must find her daughter, Alys - the only person who can help to put things right.
But thirty years is a long time.
And many words have been left unsaid.
So is it too late now to heal the pain of the past?
This is a story about mothers and daughters: the love inherent in that bond and the heartache that miscommunication can bring. More than anything, it's about the importance of being true to oneself. Meet Grace, Alys, Elin and Beca - a family you'll come to know, and to love.
PRAISE FOR RUTH JONES
'Heartfelt, joyful, brave, utterly compelling' RACHEL JOYCE
'I adored it' JOANNA CANNON
'Joyful, life-affirming' ADELE PARKS
'Beautifully warm and totally absorbing. I cried and I laughed. I adored it' JANE FALLON
READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH LOVE UNTOLD
'Good grief. This is truly a novel that pulled on every last emotion.' 5-STAR READER REVIEW
'Warm-hearted, beautiful and heartbreaking.' 5-STAR READER REVIEW
'Ruth's best book yet... entertaining and incredibly moving.' 5-STAR READER REVIEW
'A gorgeous, emotional read that I was completely immersed in.' 5-STAR READER REVIEW
'I'm absolutely gutted it's over. . . loved every single page.' 5-STAR READER REVIEW
Love Untold, instant Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, Summer 2023
Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2023
****RUTH'S BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL BY YOUR SIDE IS AVAILABLE NOW****
Reviews
Love, mess, secrets; this story of four generations of women is shot through with Ruth Jones's warmth and wisdom. A big warm blanket of a book. I loved it * Jojo Moyes * Rich in warm, engaging characters and a judicious mix of humour and pathos... it's a compassionate, wise and life-affirming book * The Observer * Full of such warmth and kindness, and the writing is utterly beautiful. I adored it * Joanna Cannon * A 'hug in a book', with characters that felt so real it was like I knew them * Prima * Heartfelt, joyful, brave, utterly compelling, it is a giant tribute to the love between women. You leave this book feeling you have made new friends * Rachel Joyce * Her best book yet * Woman & Home * From the opening page, Love Untold is a beautifully warm and totally absorbing read. I cried and I laughed and now there's a hole in my life where Grace and her dysfunctional family used to be. I adored it * Jane Fallon * Ideal for fans of Jojo Moyes * Candis * A joyful, life-affirming novel * Adele Parks * Wonderfully heartfelt... Jones tenderly portrays broken family and its complexities building to an ending as heartbreaking as it's uplifting * Daily Express *
Ruth Jones MBE is well known for her television work, most notably BBC Ones multi-award-winning Gavin and Stacey, co-written with James Corden, in which she played Nessa Jenkins. The 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials of this well-loved show garnered viewing figures of 18 million and 21 million respectively. Ruth also created and co-wrote several series of Stella for Sky TV, for which she was BAFTA nominated. Other TV work includes Hattie, Nighty Night and Saxondale. In 2024 Ruth played Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical at Londons Dominion Theatre. Her latest acting role is Elena Ravenscroft in Harlan Cobens Run Away for Netflix.
Ruths novels have sold over a million copies. Never Greener was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one, as well as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, a nominated Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and a Zoe Ball Book Club pick. Her second novel, Us Three, and her third novel, Love Untold, were also instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Love Untold was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year, as well as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Ruth's latest novel is By Your Side
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