Falling Out of Stride
(2024)(The first book in the What Comes Next series)
A novel by Katharine E Smith
"Unusual and hugely enjoyable. I'm already invested in these characters and I love the beautiful setting. I can't wait for the next book!"
As the new year swings into view, Ruth’s family are sticking together, yet quietly coming apart at the seams.
While eldest daughter Annie becomes increasingly distant from her husband, middle child Kitty is reeling from the break-up of her own relationship. In the midst of their grief, feelings become muddled, and a complex situation begins to take shape.
Husband Graham is lost in his own world, stunned by his bereavement and struggling to forge a route through these darkest months, or even find a reason he should want to. Blinkered, he is missing what is happening in his own family, under his own roof.
Only Tom, the youngest, seems to have things in hand, presenting an admirable appearance of acceptance to the world. With a new relationship on the cards, life doesn���t look quite so bleak for him. Appearances can be deceptive, however, as Ruth knows only too well.
From her unique vantage point, she sees it all and longs to help. While her family learn to live without her, she faces new lessons of her own, chief amongst them that she must let them find their own way.
Preceded by First Christmas, a novella which acts as an introduction to Ruth and her family, Falling Out of Stride is the first full book in the What Comes Next series and the beginning of a great deal of change within the Hebden family. Ruth, used to being the centre of it all, now can only watch the drama unfold before her, and share her loved ones' stories with insight, compassion and humour.
Genre: General Fiction
As the new year swings into view, Ruth’s family are sticking together, yet quietly coming apart at the seams.
While eldest daughter Annie becomes increasingly distant from her husband, middle child Kitty is reeling from the break-up of her own relationship. In the midst of their grief, feelings become muddled, and a complex situation begins to take shape.
Husband Graham is lost in his own world, stunned by his bereavement and struggling to forge a route through these darkest months, or even find a reason he should want to. Blinkered, he is missing what is happening in his own family, under his own roof.
Only Tom, the youngest, seems to have things in hand, presenting an admirable appearance of acceptance to the world. With a new relationship on the cards, life doesn���t look quite so bleak for him. Appearances can be deceptive, however, as Ruth knows only too well.
From her unique vantage point, she sees it all and longs to help. While her family learn to live without her, she faces new lessons of her own, chief amongst them that she must let them find their own way.
Preceded by First Christmas, a novella which acts as an introduction to Ruth and her family, Falling Out of Stride is the first full book in the What Comes Next series and the beginning of a great deal of change within the Hebden family. Ruth, used to being the centre of it all, now can only watch the drama unfold before her, and share her loved ones' stories with insight, compassion and humour.
Genre: General Fiction
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