Three Women and a Boat

A joyful journey of self-discovery and unexpected friendship for fans of Rachel Joyce's Harold Fry, Clare Chambers' Small Pleasures, and Barbara Pym classics.

This tender and humorous novel of second chances and life-changing new friendship is perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce, Clare Chambers, and Barbara Pym.

"Life-affirming and funny" - Good Housekeeping
"Anne Youngson's witty and elegant novel is a celebration of friendship and a timely reminder that it is never too late to take on a life-changing new challenge" - Daily Mail

Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia, a defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, suddenly vulnerable as she awaits a life-saving operation.

Inexperienced and ill-equipped, Sally and Eve embark upon a journey through the canals of England, guided by the remote and unsympathetic Anastasia. As they glide gently - and not so gently - through the countryside, the eccentricities and challenges of canalboat life draw them inexorably together, and a tender and unforgettable story unfolds.

Disarmingly truthful and narrated with a rare wit, Three Women and a Boat is a journey over the glorious waterways of England and into the unfathomable depths of the human heart by an inspirational new talent now in her seventies.

What customers are saying:

• 'Moving, tender and just a balm for the soul' *
• 'Perfect for those in need of an uplifting read'
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