Preloved - Lauren Bravo

An ode to the institution that is the British charity shop! Eleanor Oliphant meets Charity shop Sue - Lauren’s debut novel is full of humour, sentimentality and friendship. The quirks of working in retail are not lost on us - and Lauren captures it brilliantly, a bright, joyous debut AND we were lucky enough to have Lauren visit us to sign copies too!

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Gwen is coasting through life. She’s in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council’s wheelie-bin timetable.

And she’s lonely. But then, isn’t everyone?

When she’s made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy dinner. There she has the best sticky toffee pudding of her life and realises she has no one to tell. She vows to begin living her life fully, reconnect with her friends and family, and finally book that dentist’s appointment.

Gwen decides to start where all things get a second chance: her local charity shop. There, with the help of the weird and wonderful people and donated items bursting with untold stories, Gwen will find a way to move forward with bravery, tenacity, and more regular dental care.