Table of Contents

Prologue Chapter 1 - Hanworth Chapter 2 - Kenya Castle Chapter 3 - Nairobi Chapter 4 - The Anniversary Clock Chapter 5 - Gertrude's Garden Chapter 6 - Clapham Junction Chapter 7 - The Surrey Hills Chapter 8 - Holidays Chapter 9 - Homesick Chapter 10 - Darned Darning Chapter 11 - Homeward Bound Chapter 12 - Changing Schools Chapter 13 - Home Truth Chapter 14 - The Day Of Eggs Chapter 15 - Machakos Chapter 16 - Cinderella Chapter 17 - Mummy Chapter 18 - A Working Woman Chapter 19 - Moving Out and On Chapter 20 - Mary's Hall Chapter 21 - Riverside Chapter 22 - A Rock and a Hard Place Chapter 23 - La Suocera Chapter 24 - Quella la! Chapter 25 - The Blessing Chapter 26 - Motherhood Chapter 27 - Hertfordshire Chapter 28 - Smoked Salmon and Lambrusco Chapter 29 - Endgame Chapter 30 - Final Curtain Epilogue Photographs Acknowledgements

Promotional Information

Susie Kelly has written 5 bestselling books about living and travelling in France. .Her first two titles, both published by Transworld, sold over 50,000 paperback copies in the UK alone. In 2011, with The Valley of Heaven and Hell - Cycling in the Shadow of Marie Antoinette, Susie switched to digital publisher Blackbird Digital Books, and her international following has been growing steadily ever since. In 2015 Blackbird Digital Books moved from digital-only into paperback publishing and is bringing out 5 of her previous, digital-only, travel titles as it releases her newest in both digital and paperback (April 2015): The Lazy Cook: 1, Quick And Easy Meatless Meals, and The Lazy Cook: 2, Quick And Easy Sweet Treats, two cookery books full of budget recipes sprinkled with anecdote and humour which will delight her ever-growing number of fans.

About the Author

Born a Londoner, Susie spent most of the first 25 years of her life in Kenya. In 2014, her memoir I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry about an abusive childhood growing up in post-war London and Kenya, was a US digital bestseller. She now lives in south-west France with her husband and assorted animals. She believes that her explosive temper is a legacy from her Irish-American grandfather, but has no idea who to blame for her incompetence as a housewife. Susie Kelly is the Patron of the 2015 Charroux International Literary Festival.

Reviews

"A Child Called 'It' meets Out of Africa in this stunning memoir of a woman's 1950s childhood in Kenya. Filled with candid humor and insights, this authentic tale captures one woman's incredible coming-of-age journey." BookBub "Susie wins my 'best book of the year' without hesitation for the quality of her writing and the honesty and truth which makes it such a great read. Had me gripped from the first page and left me feeling quite emotional at the end. I highly recommend I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry and happily award a rare five out of five stars." The Writing Desk "A dysfunctional families true story that had me shedding real tears in some places and laughing out loud in other places as I read. A marvellous book." US reader "Great, engaging, memoir. Funny and very sad at times." US reader "Spellbinding. I didn't want to put it down." US reader "I am blown away by such talent. Fabulous, the kind of book where you can't wait to drop everything and get back to reading." US reader "This memoir kept me up. I could not stop reading this. An almost idyllic early girlhood that becomes more and more dysfunctional. What a story!" US reader