All The Lonely People

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Book of the Year: Pageturners. The 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association. 'Hubert Bird stole my heart' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flat-Share and The Switch 'Lovely, emotional, uplifting' Libby Page, author of The Lido 'A heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting look at isolation' Guardian Hubert Bird is not alone in being alone. In phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun and friendship. But Hubert Bird is lying. Something has made him turn his back on people, and he hardly sees a soul. So when his daughter announces she's coming to visit, Hubert faces a race against time: to make his real life resemble his fake life before he's found out. Along the way Hubert renews a cherished friendship, is given a second chance at love and even joins an audacious community scheme. Life is starting to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the secret of his earlier isolation lurking in the shadows, is he destined to always be one of the lonely people? Readers love All The Lonely People: 'Best book of 2021 so far' 'I absolutely adored every page' 'Wonderful, moving, emotional and very thought provoking' 'An emotional journey' 'A beautiful book'