Another Life: The stunning love story and BBC2 Between the Covers pick

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This is my honest review of Another Life by Jodie Chapman. Another Life by Jodie Chapman Review: Plot I didn’t know too much about Another Life other than it was an exploration of relationships and religion. I’d read other people comparing the author and the book to Sally Rooney and David Nicholls. I don’t usually like it when a new author is dubbed as “the new….” as surely any writer wants to be successful in their own right. However I decided to see for myself whether the comparisons were accurate.

Another Life - Penguin Books UK

Regardless of what his family life had been like growing up, he ruined and wasted years of Anna & Laura’s lives. It was hard to read how selfish and pathetic he was. And at the expense of two selfless, loving, lively women. Another Life” is Jodie Chapman’s first novel and she freely admits that Anna’s character is based on her own real life experiences and emotions as a former Jehovah Witness and how she struggled herself with the faith. Featuring grief, faith and religion, suicide, emotional abuse and fear of commitment, the author has conveyed these intense emotions delicately and with empathy.The remarkable life and work of the trailblazing Anglo-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up She’s grown up preparing for the end of days, in a tightly-controlled existence where Christmas, getting drunk and sex before marriage are all off-limits. As a reader, you surrender yourself to this impeccably created narrative and give yourself to the feelings in a way that I have not felt in way too long. Deep, rich, thoughtful. It reminded me of how I felt when I first read David Nicholls and Jodi Picoult. It's the Romeo and Juliet of our generation -- Gillian McAllister

Another Life by Jodie Chapman - read an extract - RTÉ

Another Life is a heartwrenching story about love. Not just romantic love, but the love we have for others too. This beautiful tale of love, loss and sacrifice will break your heart . . . Perfectly captures the agony of falling in love' DAILY MAIL Emma Cahusac, Commissioner for BBC Arts, says: “The first series of Between The Covers sparked a national conversation about books, so I’m delighted it’s returning with another fantastic line up. Continuing BBC Arts’ commitment to books programmes, the series features a broad selection of genres and styles, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy. I look forward to working my way through the reading list, and joining in the conversation on social media during each episode.” Irish News ‘You could have stopped this’ – Joe Brolly says President Joe Biden should be ‘ashamed’ by position on Israel 15:14She wasn’t someone who’d care what they thought. I noticed that straight away. I also noticed how she introduced herself to me on my first shift. Even in the unflattering cut of the cinema uniform, she was not someone your eye would pass over. Some of the girls described her looks as crooked, and there was a certain strangeness to her face, a boldness and strength in the way the bones formed behind her alabaster skin. There was nothing petite in how her features knitted together. I’d never seen another face like hers and the subject of her attractiveness would provoke great debate in the staffroom whenever she left it. I never got involved. She looked just fine to me. We were propping open the double doors to a sold-out showing. I forget which film. As the end credits began, we each stood against a door, waiting for the audience to file out between us. ‘Hi, I’m Anna,’ she said, putting a hand out for me to shake. ‘You’re new, aren’t you?’ I think I mumbled as I took her hand. Not many nineteen-year-olds were in the habit of handshakes or introductions, but like I say, she was different. I don’t recall how I got her number, but life is made of small victories you forget. Courts Man in prison awarded €20,000 in damages against Parnell GAA Club after scald by gravy spill Però le famiglie dovrebbero essere maneggiate con cura. Perchè, come so bene, hanno la tendenza a rompersi." Just when I thought I understood her, she would melt away and become a completely new person, and I’d have to start all over again. Questo non è un romanzo facile e certo non racconta una storia di cui ci si innamori a prima vista, una di quelle storie che ti fanno galoppare il cuore fin dall'inizio. Diciamo che richiede pazienza per poter essere poi premiati.