What July Knew, Emily Koch
What July Knew, Emily Koch
List: $14.62 | Sale: $10.23
Club: $7.31

What July Knew
The heart-breaking mystery for fans of Janice Hallett and Joanna Cannon

Author: Emily Koch

Narrator: Charlotte Worthing, Mark Meadows

Unabridged: 11 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2023

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.** This audiobook contains a bonus interview with the author**A moving family mystery about the secrets we keep to protect those we love. For readers of Joanna Cannon, Janice Hallett and Jo Browning Wroe.July knows 18 things about her mother. But not the truth.Summer, 1995. On her tenth birthday, July's teacher sets the class a project to find out about a relation they don't know. It's easy for July to choose her subject. She doesn't remember her mother, who died when she was small, and her father refuses to talk about her. Ever. The only memories she has of her are flashbacks from the accident that claimed her mother's life.But then she receives the note: 'She didn't die in a car accident.'Determined to discover what really happened, July begins to investigate, cycling around the street where her family used to live and questioning the neighbours. When she is caught snooping round a crumbling house at the end of the road, she learns that the man living there was the last person to see July's mother alive.In his version of the story, he is a hero. In everyone else's, he is anything but...Praise for Emily Koch:'Really well-written, deeply moving and psychologically affecting... Highly recommended' Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient'A debut to be reckoned with' Guardian'Packs a real emotional punch.' Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home'A magnetic, all-consuming read. A heart-breaking suspense' Gytha Lodge, author of Watching from the Dark© Emily Koch 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on January 26, 2023

It’s July 1995 and there’s a heatwave, the kind that boils your blood and induces rage which is always easy to achieve for Mick Hooper, father of July aged ten. July has a notebook in which she writes and stores great questions (they really are great questions too!) and she wants to know about her m......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on November 10, 2022

It is the summer of 1995 and there is a heatwave. But it is also July Hoopers tenth birthday. She wished her mother was with her, but she has been told that she died in a car crash when she was two years old. She yearns to find out about her mother as she has flashbacks of the little time, she spent......more

Goodreads review by Gary on September 03, 2022

This is one of the most enjoyable books I have read this year, an emotional family mystery with excellent characters that will pull at your heart strings. It's 1995 and for ten year old July life is a collection of mysteries. She doesn't remember her mother, who died when she was small, and her fathe......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on January 26, 2023

It is the summer of 1995 and there is a heatwave. But it is also July Hoopers tenth birthday. She wished her mother was with her, but she has been told that she died in a car crash when she was two years old. She yearns to find out about her mother as she has flashbacks of the little time, she spent......more

Goodreads review by Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle" on January 15, 2023

What a different read! I loved Koch's 'if I die before I wake', and as soon as I saw the blurb, I knew it was one I wanted on my TBR. This is a huge change of direction for the author, but she is talented enough to be great at both genres in my opnion! July, our protaganist is a very unusual character,......more

Quotes

Touchingly effective in conveying a childhood lived in fear Sunday Times

If you liked Elizabeth is Missing, you'll love this Cara Hunter

Big-hearted novel. By turns charming and shocking, it's both a deftly-woven mystery and a redemptive family drama - and I was cheering July on all the way Emylia Hall

July Hooper is such a brilliant creation - smart, inquisitive and determined - that you'll be rooting for her every step of the way as she unravels the mystery of her own life in this captivating story. T.M. Logan, author of The Holiday

Tenderly told and utterly compelling, this coming-of-age mystery is as full of twists and surprises as it is of heart. July is an unforgettable lead - I loved following her back to the 90s! Emma Stonex

Stick What July Knew by Emily Koch on your TBR pile - it's a beautiful coming of age story that will break you then make you as July navigates her quest to find out the truth about her mother. Outstanding. One for Joanna Cannon fans Laura Kemp

What July Knew is a quirky, original, and immersive read. I was rooting for July on her quest to uncover what happened to her mother. A gloriously nostalgic and affecting read Lucy Clarke

This book broke my heart. I adored July's voice throughout. Heart-wrenching, deeply moving and so compelling, July and Sylvie's story will stay with me for a long, long time Sara Nisha Adams, author of The Reading List

Hugely enjoyed this story of a brave 10-year-old girl seeking the truth about her mother's death. Beautifully written and full of warmth, nostalgia and the complex, unsettling emotions of family life. Sarah Hilary

A moving and heartfelt mystery. Funny, thrilling, nostalgic and deeply affecting. Emily Koch is such a wonderful storyteller. Chris Whitaker

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List