Somewhere Only We Know

Hardback Published on: 31/07/2025
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Synopsis

'Tender and emotional, just absolutely beautiful' JOSIE SILVER

'Heartbreaking and hopeful' SARAH MORGAN

She thought their love story was over.
The world had other plans...

When Magnolia Jones finds her daughter's travel journal, she can think of no better way to honour her life than setting off on the gap year trip that twenty-three-year-old Brontë had dreamed of taking.

It was meant to be Brontë's adventure, but perhaps following her daughter's footsteps around the world is exactly what Magnolia needs to piece her broken heart back together and begin to heal.

As her travels take her further away from home, memories of a long-ago summer come flooding back. Magnolia barely recognises that girl she used to be - the dreams she had, the freedom ahead, the midnight kisses on the beach with curly-haired, brown eyed Jackson.

Maybe, just maybe, in this magical place that is somewhere only they know, Magnolia is about to discover that her journey isn't over - it's just about to begin...

More praise for Somewhere Only We Know:

'Life-affirming and full of love and hope. A book you won't want to put down, I devoured it greedily' SANTA MONTEFIORE

'A heart-breaking yet hugely uplifting novel about finding yourself after loss'EMILY STONE

'An injection of pure of happiness and escapism!' KIRSTY GREENWOOD

'An emotional journey which will have you reaching for tissues and your passport, this book is a beautiful exploration of grief and hope. The perfect cocktail of heartbreak, nostalgia and romance in an idyllic setting'VERONICA HENRY

'Poignant and inspiring, Somewhere Only We Know broke my heart and then healed it. Absolutely stunning!' KIM NASH

'Maggie was the perfect protagonist to travel the world with' CESCA MAJOR
'Emotional and evocative, the perfect escapist read. I loved it' ALEX BROWN

'A wonderfully different and uplifting novel - thoroughly enjoyable' KATIE FFORDE

'A gorgeous story that swept me away. I loved it!' SOPHIE COUSENS

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781398713925
  • Number of pages: 384
  • Dimensions: 236 x 154 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 580g
  • Languages: English

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Somewhere Only We Know
wonderful reading
A beautiful story of how a mother copes with her grief following her daughter's death. She follows her planned gap year, giving the reader a travelogue of ... READ MORE
susan prosser
Somewhere Only We Know
Pure escapism
Another wonderful read from Cathy Bramley delivering a read that was very emotional and uplifting at the same time. A storyline that I became fully immerse... READ MORE
Bookworm
Somewhere Only We Know
Read it
I am a big Cathy Bramley fan but I struggled a bit with this in the beginning . Just did not flow for me but it got better and better. Love the second half... READ MORE
Ros Carling
Somewhere Only We Know
Bittersweet but beautiful
This is a beautiful bittersweet yet uplifting read about grief and moving on. Maggie was using work as a crutch to get her through her devastation about he... READ MORE
Sarah Goldthorpe
Somewhere Only We Know
Tears, Travels, and Hope
This was such an emotional read — heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. After the sudden loss of her daughter Bronte, Maggie’s journey to retrace her... READ MORE
Harps
Somewhere Only We Know
Sensitively written
I read this book courtesy of NetGalley. An emotional roller coaster of a story dealing with grief and moving on. Heartwarming and sensitively written wi... READ MORE
Grey Lady
Somewhere Only We Know
A beautiful book
A beautiful, heartbreaking, life affirming story with wonderful descriptions of places the majority of readers will probably never be lucky enough to visit... READ MORE
Psychoticpat
Somewhere Only We Know
Wonderful
The premise of this book in itself is a tearjerker but actually there's much more that is life-affirming and hopeful about this story that I encourage anyo... READ MORE
Gem Fletcher
Somewhere Only We Know
A fantastic read
What a beautiful read, When Maggie's daughter Bronte talks to her mum about taking a gap year before starting her dream job she advices her to think about ... READ MORE
Barbara Boyles
Somewhere Only We Know
An emotional read
Maggie is devastated when her Daughter dies unexpectedly and decides to go on the gap year travels that her Daughter Brontë had planned. This book takes yo... READ MORE
Debbie Southwell
Somewhere Only We Know
Beautifully heartfelt with a sprinkling of humour
I’d never read anything by this author before but I requested it because she was one of Mum’s favourites. It was really emotional reading about Maggie’s Mu... READ MORE
Louise Hall
Somewhere Only We Know
A fantastic read
What a beautiful read, When Maggie's daughter Bronte talks to her mum about taking a gap year before starting her dream job she advices her to think about ... READ MORE
Barbara Boyles
Somewhere Only We Know
A brilliant read
Wow what a powerful and moving read. It blew my socks away how emotional I got reading this book. Magnolia Jones is missing part of herself as her precious... READ MORE
Hannah Symonds
Somewhere Only We Know
Uplifting
I always feel privileged to be able to read a book written by Cathy Bramley prior to publication, it feels special to be allowed a sneaky peek at another w... READ MORE
Karen Hockin
Somewhere Only We Know
Wonderful fiction
Ah this book was so good! Emotional (I had tears at various points), heartfelt, you felt like you were travelling with Maggie on her journey, sensing the s... READ MORE
Aileen Clifford
Somewhere Only We Know
An extremely special story beautifully written!! Loved this
Wow what an extraordinary story of love, loss, hope and gratitude! Beautiful, poignant and so very very real! I loved travelling to different lands on thi... READ MORE
Felicity
Somewhere Only We Know
A hopeful and sparkling uplifting novel
Maggie is as close to her daughter Brontë as any mother could be. So when Brontë presents her plan for a gap year for travelling instead of taking up her p... READ MORE
Huttson Lo
Somewhere Only We Know
An emotional but uplifting read
Maggie's daughter Bronte was tragically killed at the young age of twenty-three. Maggie is finding it hard to come to terms with, especially as she didn't ... READ MORE
Michelle  Nelder
Somewhere Only We Know
3.5/5.
Six months after the heartbreaking loss of her daughter, Magnolia is struggling to find healing. When she stumbles upon Bronte's travel journal, she decide... READ MORE
The Secret Book Review
Somewhere Only We Know
Outstandingly beautiful
I've read and loved every one of Cathy's books and I have to say she just gets better and better. This book was outstandingly beautiful, sad, poignant and... READ MORE
Gaye Teather
Somewhere Only We Know
Heartwarming story about grief and finding new purpose
Thank you to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for this ARC. Magnolia Jones, Maggie for short, is in her mid-forties and lives in a picturesque Cotsw... READ MORE
Beate251
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere Only We Know by Cathy Bramley
Somewhere Only We Know by Cathy Bramley is the story of a mother losing her only daughter in a hit and run incident. Maggie was a single mother and brought... READ MORE
Christine Rennie
Somewhere Only We Know
Emotional, heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational all at the same time.
Oh my goodness what a beautiful book. Emotional, heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational all at the same time. PS Tissues required. My thanks to Netg... READ MORE
Coramcq
Somewhere Only We Know
Emotional travels!
My heart hurts! This book was gorgeous, the emotion which ran through it was so strong. Well written, gorgeous destinations and an inspirational undertone.... READ MORE
Lucy C
Somewhere Only We Know
Hope and memories
A beautiful read. Travel around Asia with Maggie . After tragically losing her daughter Brontë, she’s on a mums gap year going to all the places that Bront... READ MORE
Laura Cousins
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Somewhere Only We Know
Amazing!
This is a women's fiction book which is really amazing - I loved it so much and I highly recommend it. It is the best book I have read this year! The s... READ MORE
Catherine Craig Angelic Light
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Somewhere Only We Know
perfect summer holiday read
Loved how the story followed Magnolia on her 'mums gap year'. It was really inspiring and made me want to travel! My favourite book of Cathy's so far
Phoebe Bramley
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere Only We Know
For some reason or another it has been quite some time since I have read a book by Cathy Bramley despite loving her writing style but after reading her lat... READ MORE
Emcr
Somewhere Only We Know
Beautiful highly recommend buying
What a beautiful story, Cathy Bramley, has weaved together. Cathy Bramley is well-know for writing such beautiful page-turning novels, with characters y... READ MORE
Bookread2day
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