Mike Gayle Popular Books
Mike Gayle Biography & Facts
Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist. Biography Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he was Head Boy. He studied Sociology and Journalism at university. Gayle edited a music fanzine and joined a Birmingham listings magazine before moving to London and beginning a postgraduate diploma in journalism. Before having his first novel published, he was a features editor and later an agony aunt for Just Seventeen and Bliss. As a freelance journalist he has written for the Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Times, the Daily Express, FHM, More!, The Scotsman and Top of the Pops. Gayle is a chick-lit author, although he has expressed a dislike for the term. Alongside Tony Parsons and Tim Lott, he has also been associated with a "new wave of fictions about inadequate young British masculinities". Gayle is friends with Danny Wallace, who has dubbed Mike his Minister of Home Affairs in the Kingdom of Lovely. He lives in Harborne with his daughters and his wife Claire. Novels My Legendary Girlfriend. London: Flame, 1998. ISBN 0-340-71816-1 Mr. Commitment. London: Flame, 1999. ISBN 0-340-71825-0 Turning Thirty. London: Flame, 2000. ISBN 0-340-76794-4 Dinner for Two. London: Flame, 2002. ISBN 0-340-82342-9 His 'n' Hers, 2004. ISBN 0-340-82537-5 Brand New Friend, 2005. ISBN 0-340-82539-1 Wish You Were Here, 2007. ISBN 0-340-82542-1 The Life & Soul of the Party, 2008. ISBN 0-340-82544-8 The To Do List, 2009. ISBN 0-340-93675-4 The Importance of Being a Bachelor, 2010. ISBN 0-340-91851-9 The Stag and Hen Weekend, 2012. ISBN 1444742825 Turning Forty, 2013. ISBN 978-0-340-91853-1 Seeing Other People, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4447-0863-9 The Hope Family Calendar, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4736-0895-5 The Man I Think I Know, 2018. ISBN 978-1-473-60899-3 Half a world away, 2019. ISBN 978-1-473-68733-2 All The Lonely People, 2020. References External links Official website MySpace page Mike Gayle interview . Discover the Mike Gayle popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mike Gayle books.
Best Seller Mike Gayle Books of 2024
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The Trouble with Keeping Mum
Rosie WallaceWhen Annie finds out she's pregnant, aged 44, it comes as a bit of a shock after all, she's been celibate for five years. As a divorced singlemother caring for both a teenage son ...
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Saturdays at Noon
Rachel MarksDiscover the emotionally gripping and uplifting pageturner that will put a smile on your face'Heartbreaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME 'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredicta...
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Home
Penny ParkesPenny Parkes' brilliant new novel MAYBE TOMORROW is out now! 'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird A gripping and hear...
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Anyone but Him
Sheila O'FlanaganTwo sisters can't quite believe what their mother has done. And now they have to decide what to do about it. As if their own personal lives aren't complicated enough . . . Andie an...
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The Last Act of Adam Campbell
Andy Jones'Astoundingly good. Brave, wickedly funny and profoundly affecting. Wow!' Miranda Dickinson'An emotional punchpacker of a book. Be prepared for it to swallow you whole' Milly Johns...
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The Better Half
Sarah HarteAnita is a wife on the edge.Thanks to her husband Frank's success in business she has lived a lavish lifestyle at the heart of the city's elite. However, now that the economy is in...
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Until Next Weekend
Rachel MarksTHE UNFORGETTABLE AND FEELGOOD NEW NOVEL THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH AND CRY'Wise and wonderful. I adored it!' MIRANDA DICKINSON'Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect!' ROSIE GOODWIN'Y...
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Call of the Penguins
Hazel Prior'The perfect fireside read. Veronica McCreedy will capture your heart' TRISHA ASHLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Invitation'This gorgeous book has everything!...
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The Car Share
Zoe Brisby'I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Amazon reviewer 'Outrageously funny!' Amazon reviewer 'Extremely touching' Amazon reviewer 'An absolute delight' Netgalley reviewerThe PERFECT C...
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The Nightingales in Mersey Square
Lilly RobbinsCan friendship save them in their time of need?1940: When trainee nurses Clare and Gaye, alongside their new friend Diana discover that the war is forcing the mothers and children ...
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After You with the Pistol
Kyril BonfiglioliAfter you with the Pistol the second Charlie Mortdecai novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli, soon to be a major film starring Johnny Depp'Some of the nastiest, funniest and most enjoyable c...
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The Control Freak Chronicles
Sarah TuckerAt fortyfour, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted. After divorcing her control freak ex, Leonard Wallis, she and her nineyearold son, Freddie, relocated to her home ...
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Silas Marner
George Eliot & David CarrollWrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious h...
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A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs
Marina LewyckaMarina Lewycka returns to the characters from A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, with a hilarious erotic twist, in this laughoutloud short story, A Shorter History of Tracto...
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A Good Heart is Hard to Find
Trisha Ashley'Trisha Ashley writes with remarkable wit and originality one of the best writers around' KATIE FFORDE, author of A Springtime AffairIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a ...
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Small Man in a Book
Rob BrydonRob Brydon tells story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book.A multiawardwinning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and insp...
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Two Doors Away
Elle SpellmanSince moving to a new city, onceadventurous Steph is doing her best to prove to her friends and family back home that her life is as fulfilling and envyinducing as ever. The truth?...
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Barefoot Over Stones
Liz LyonsWhat would it take to destroy your closest friendship?Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together. Ciara is...
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The Fight and Other Writings
William HazlittHazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes classic pieces of dra...
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Dear Neighbour
Jane Claire Bradley'A love letter to the power of community . . . This uplifting and spirited book shows us what people can achieve when they pull together. A joy to read' ELEANOR RAY, author of Ever...
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All the Tea in China
Kyril BonfiglioliAll the Tea in China a Mortdecai novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli, soon to be a major film starring Johnny Depp'One of the funniest writers ever' UncutAfter committing a crime anyone b...
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Train Man
Andrew Mulligan'Brilliant... profoundly affecting. A beautiful story' RUTH JONES, author of Never GreenerMichael is a broken man. He's waiting for the 09.46 to Gloucester, so as to reach Crewe f...
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The Staycation
Michele Gorman'Perfect summer reading!' Bella OsborneTwo families. One cancelled flight. And a last minute house swap...Things get desperate for strangers Harriet and Sophie when they become st...
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Jeanette Winterson
Jonathan Noakes & Margaret ReynoldsIn Vintage Living Texts, teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Jeanette Winterson. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an indepth intervi...
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Days of Wonder
Keith Stuart'A story of life, love and hope the perfect antidote to today's world. Phenomenal'CLARE MACKINTOSHThe incredible, lifeaffirming new novel by the author of the Richard & Judy B...
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The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells
Virginia MacgregorShe walked out, but can she walk back in? Why do readers LOVE Virginia Macgregor? 'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare Mackintosh 'Will delight you' Sun'Might restore your faith...
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The Man I Think I Know
Mike GayleAs seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club'Beautifully written, thoughtprovoking and completely charming.' Ruth Hogan'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this bigh...
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Happy Families
Julie MaSet in rural Wales, Happy Families shines a tender, funny and heartwarming light on the lives of three generations of a Chinese immigrant family.When was the last time you paid muc...
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Champagne Kisses
Amanda BrunkerLike any great diva, Eva Valentine is a flawed character. Spoilt, stubborn and sassy, she exudes lioness confidence when in the company of her fellow bitches Maddie and Parker, and...
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In Little Stars
Linda GreenTwo families divided by hate. A love that will not die.Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of th...
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If You Were Here
Alice Peterson‘If You Were Here is a moving and emotional story about facing a lifealtering dilemma headon and summoning the courage to cope with it' JILL MANSELL'A beautiful story about li...
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All Visitors Ashore
C. K. SteadAs their freinds leave for Europe and the government gets tough with the unions, a bohemian community is enjoying the euphoria of youth.It was their dreamtime. The wider world beck...
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The Way Back
Jamie FeweryA moving, funny, sweeping and emotional family drama perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Beth O'Leary, Mike Gayle and Caroline Hulse. If you're reading this, my funeral must h...
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The Weekend Dad
Alison WalshAs children, Emmett and Daisy were inseparable. Until Daisy announced that she'd seen her mum kissing Emmett's dad. They haven't seen each other since, but Emmett often thinks abou...
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The Hideaway
Sheila O'Flanagan'The sultry Spanish location is wonderfully escapist ... a captivating, sunsoaked read' Daily Express 'If you're seeking an escape of your own, this sunny, evocative story is the p...
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A Small Town Affair
Rosie WallaceA Delicious Recipe for Domestic Disaster:Take one small town where everyone thinks they know everyone else's business. Add three households:MP Mike Andrews, his wife Gill and two y...