Sweet Pea
A Novel
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Sweet Pea
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Narrated by:
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Sara Powell
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By:
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Kit de Waal
“A profoundly compassionate novel of devastating power and emotional complexity.” ―Bernardine Evaristo
A beautiful portrait of a seemingly ordinary woman’s life, transformed by extraordinary love.
When Paulette arrived in England as a young girl, she left behind a grandmother in St. Kitts who called her “Sweet Pea,” taught her to cook, and admonished her to avoid temptation and embrace love and forgiveness, in that order.
Now, Paulette’s twenty-nine and within reach of her dream: a wedding, a baby, and a little house. She’s got the man, handsome Denton, and a good job as an assistant nurse. But when tragedy strikes, her baby comes from Denton’s friend, a relationship that can’t last. Soon it’s just Paulette, grieving the life she almost had, and her son, Bird. It seems like enough, until another boy, the same age as Bird, appears. Now, there’s someone new to take under wing and worry about, someone who calls her Sweet Pea and makes her laugh.
Through friendships, motherhood, and connections that emerge in the most unexpected places, Paulette discovers strength in everyday acts of kindness.
A luminous and lyrical novel of the trials of life and the compassion that can follow, Sweet Pea introduces readers to an indelible heroine who never turns away from her capacity to love.
Critic reviews
“A profoundly compassionate novel of devastating power and emotional complexity.” —Bernardine Evaristo
“Tender... A beautifully judged tale extolling the virtues of kindness.” ―Guardian (UK)
“Affecting... a story of loneliness and sacrifice that navigates great sorrow with a remarkable lightness of touch.” ―The Times (UK)
“Everything de Waal has written pulls at the heartstrings... tenderly explores how to build a life of meaning.” ―I-Paper (UK)
“A beautiful novel about kindness and found family.” ― Mail on Sunday (UK)
“De Waal's tone is warm and wise... she has a knack for the small charming moment. Very moving.”― Observer (UK)
“Paulette's life story is ultimately told with deep affection and tenderness, allowing the reader to form a genuine connection with her and those around her.”―Irish Independent
“De Waal takes an ordinary life and renders it extraordinary.”—Monica Ali
“Beautiful. De Waal has the power to astound, to lift and console, to make life with her sentences.”—Donal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt Island
“This is a book of such tenderness, full of pain, grief and despair and yet playful and joyful at the same time. Kit de Waal has an uncanny ability to create vivid characters with such empathy that I want to reach into the pages to hug them. I truly loved this book.”—Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond
“What a wonderful novel, bursting with life. Kit de Waal is a writer who knows all the secret longings of the human heart.”—Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Ordinary Time