A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding

Memoirs of a Geisha meets The Piano Teacher, in the best way. * InStyle *An absolute must. Gripping from the first page, you’ll not want to put it down. * Marie Claire *A masterfully written story of loss, hope and forgiveness. * BBC Radio 2 Book Club *Astonishingly accomplished debut … the graceful style and clarity of her writing make this an addictive read. – MUST READS * Daily Mail *A rich, romantic story, brimming with restrained emotion – with a twist that will take your breath away. * Sunday Mirror *An emotional page-turner * Daily Express *Extraordinary… the interweaved stories of love, loss and human failings are as captivating as any novel I have read in years.’ * Eastern Daily Press *Like Snow Falling on Cedars and The Reader, here is one of those rare life opportunities to look again at ourselves, and forgive, achieved with striking style, an unflinching eye and through a clever narrative. Brava Jackie Copleton. – Mary-Rose Maccoll, author of IN FALLING SNOWAn exceptional tale of a family in crisis … at once intimate and sweeping, profoundly subtle and yet remarkably affecting, the story reminds the reader that public catastrophe interrupts myriad smaller, but no less devastating, private troubles, magnifying their consequences and obstructing their resolution. This is a mesmerizing, heart-wrenching story of love and regret, but ultimately, and most assuredly, the healing generosity of hope. I couldn’t put it down. I read the end on an airplane, and had to hide my tears from the other passengers. – .”—Robin Oliveira, New York Times bestselling author of MY NAME IS MARY SUTTERFull of delicate imagery drawing on Japanese nature and culture, this is a rich, romantic story, brimming with restrained emotion – with a twist that will take your breath away. Superb. * Sunday Mirror *

Jackie Copleton lived in Nagasaki and Sapporo where she taught English before returning to England and becoming a journalist. A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding is her first novel, and was longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction and chosen for the Richard & Judy Book Club.

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