When We Were Young - Richard Roper

A tender and funny story about wanting to go back - when you know it''s time to move on.---------Theo has been living in his parents'' shed, nursing a broken heart and a wounded ego, convinced life can''t get any worse. Then he gets evicted on his 30th birthday. Theo thinks he''s done with the real world - until it shows up on his doorstep...Joel is a successful TV scriptwriter, still in love with his teenage sweetheart. A proper grown-up - and yet he''s falling apart at the seams. He''s headed home to reconnect with best friend Theo - except they haven''t spoken since the summer they turned 16.One of them is keeping a secret, and the other is living a lie. But can the promise they once made to walk all 184 miles of the Thames Path help them find their way back to the truth - and to their friendship? ---------Your favourite authors have loved reading Richard Roper''s uplifting first novel, Something to Live For:''A magnificent read. Tender, funny, compelling'' Lucy Foley''Funny, moving and thought-provoking - I loved this'' Clare Mackintosh''I adored this! It warmed my heart, broke it a little, then put it back together'' Beth O''Leary''Funny, fresh and achingly tender. Richard''s writing hooked me in from the very first page'' Cathy Bramley''A life-affirming novel that simultaneously tweaks your funny-bone and tugs at your heartstrings. Brilliant!'' Matt Dunn''It pulls you in, makes you laugh and breaks your heart'' Gill Hornby