* Look out for Jojo’s new book, Paris for One and Other Stories ,  available now. *

From the  New York Times bestselling author of  Me Before You and  One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change**

Liza McCullen will never fully escape her past. But the unspoiled beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves—if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. That is, until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt’s hotel.
The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and distracting eyes could destroy everything Liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbors her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love—never deserve to love—again.

For his part, Mike Dormer is expecting just another business deal—an easy job kick-starting a resort in a small seaside town ripe for development. But he finds that he doesn’t quite know what to make of the eccentric inhabitants of the ramshackle Silver Bay Hotel, especially not enigmatic Liza McCullen, and their claim to the surrounding waters. As the development begins to take on a momentum of its own, Mike’s and Liza’s worlds collide in this hugely affecting and irresistible tale full of Jojo Moyes’s signature humor and generosity.

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Review

'Romance doesn't get much more topsy-turvy than this whale of a tale ...' -- Daily Mirror 'Moyes is a romantic, and there is a gloriously happy ending, but the story is also surprising and genuinely moving.' -- The Times 'Compelling tale' -- Heat 'Beautifully crafted characters battle with everything nature has to throw at them as they fight to save Silver Bay and keep their secrets hidden. Moyes has mastered grown-up chick lit' -- News of the World 'Compelling tale' -- Heat 'Moyes is a romantic, and there is a gloriously happy ending, but the story is also surprising and genuinely moving.' -- The Times 'Romance doesn't get much more topsy-turvy than this whale of a tale ...' -- Daily Mirror Praise for The Ship of Brides" -- : 'Awonderful read: tale of fate and destiny that remains utterly unsentimental.' -- Sunday Express 20050619 'Wonderfully romantic and moving.' -- Daily Mail 20050619 'This irresistible novel is told through the eyes of four women with their own hopes, fears and secrets.' -- Daily Express 20050619 'Fascinating read ... not only is THE SHIP OF BRIDES utterly compelling, it's educational. In a good way.' -- Heat 20050618 'Gloriously entertaining' -- Mirror 20050603 'Engaging and poignant...Moyes writes both dialogue and descriptive passages with charm.' -- Glasgow Herald 20050611

About the Author

Jojo Moyes is the "New York Times" bestselling author of "One Plus One," "The Girl You Left Behind," "Me Before You," "The Last Letter from Your Lover," "Silver Bay," and "The Ship of Brides." Moyes writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She is married to Charles Arthur, technology editor of "The Guardian." They live with their three children on a farm in Essex, England.