Hope Street
On sale
5th June 2025
Price: £9.99
The greatest adventure is coming back home.
‘A beautiful story of love, friendship and community’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY
‘Moving and uplifting’ SUN
‘Told with warmth and charm’ WOMAN & HOME
‘Has all the feels and a whole lot of heart’ HEAT
Lila Metcalfe is a trainee journalist in Derby and she’s very used to being given the stories that no one else wants. So, when her editor tells her that the city’s Cossington Park development is being held up by a solitary resident on Hope Street who is refusing to leave, she knows she is going to be the one sent to find out more. And that’s how she meets Connor.
Twenty-something Connor is the sole resident of Hope Street and he is not at all what Lila is expecting. And he has a very clear reason not to move: he is waiting for his mum to come home.
Readers LOVE the uplifting and heartfelt new novel from the author of Half A World Away:
‘A lovely, beautiful, uplifting and heartwarming novel’
‘Another triumph. Hope Street is a lovely book, you really root for Connor throughout’
‘Emotive and uplifting, Mike Gayle gas done it again! Warmed my heart with this fantastic storytelling’
‘The most heartwarming story you’ll read this year, Mike Gayle is a master storyteller’
‘Mike Gayle’s characters stay with you long after the book has finished’
‘A real tonic for the soul. Gayle creates characters you can connect to straight away’
‘Will leave you feeling inspired and hopeful!’
‘A beautiful, uplifting story of love and friendship, that will stay with me for a long time’
‘A beautiful story of love, friendship and community’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY
‘Moving and uplifting’ SUN
‘Told with warmth and charm’ WOMAN & HOME
‘Has all the feels and a whole lot of heart’ HEAT
Lila Metcalfe is a trainee journalist in Derby and she’s very used to being given the stories that no one else wants. So, when her editor tells her that the city’s Cossington Park development is being held up by a solitary resident on Hope Street who is refusing to leave, she knows she is going to be the one sent to find out more. And that’s how she meets Connor.
Twenty-something Connor is the sole resident of Hope Street and he is not at all what Lila is expecting. And he has a very clear reason not to move: he is waiting for his mum to come home.
Readers LOVE the uplifting and heartfelt new novel from the author of Half A World Away:
‘A lovely, beautiful, uplifting and heartwarming novel’
‘Another triumph. Hope Street is a lovely book, you really root for Connor throughout’
‘Emotive and uplifting, Mike Gayle gas done it again! Warmed my heart with this fantastic storytelling’
‘The most heartwarming story you’ll read this year, Mike Gayle is a master storyteller’
‘Mike Gayle’s characters stay with you long after the book has finished’
‘A real tonic for the soul. Gayle creates characters you can connect to straight away’
‘Will leave you feeling inspired and hopeful!’
‘A beautiful, uplifting story of love and friendship, that will stay with me for a long time’
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Reviews
Moving and uplifting
Told with warmth and charm
A beautiful story of love, friendship and community
A very sweet and emotional read
Known for his ability to pluck at the heartstrings
Touching, funny, beautifully characterised and undeniably romantic
The heart and goodwill shines through
Then, now, and forever one of the best
Funny, real and unexpected, a story that will keep you hooked to the very last page
One of the best storytellers Britain has
Has all the feels and a whole lot of heart
Moving, uplifting, unforgettable. Mike always writes from the heart and creates stories we fall in love with
Full of relatable characters and as Mike takes us on a journey through all their high and lows and we're with them every step of the way . . . A wonderful story
Poignant. Powerful. Beautiful