Below the Big Blue Sky

By Anna McPartlin,

Book cover of Below the Big Blue Sky

Book description

'Brilliant, funny and immensely moving'
Catherine Isaac, author of You, Me, Everything

'Well, that was a tearjerker! Anna McPartlin's Below the Big Blue Sky is a MORE than worthy follow-up to The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes'
Marian Keyes

***

There's no family quite like the Hayes, and yet they're…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Below the Big Blue Sky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I sobbed my way through this one! I was a few chapters in when I discovered that it was a sequel to The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, but I was so invested by then that I couldn’t stop and go back.

Anna McPartlin has the enviable skill of combining comedy and tragedy to great effect. The Hayes family are a mess of grief and confusion and misplaced blame, but their love for one another, and their wonderful humour, meant that I took them to my heart immediately.

A book that makes me laugh out loud one minute and blub…

From Emma's list on family dramas to make you cry.

Want books like Below the Big Blue Sky?

Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 38 books like Below the Big Blue Sky.

Browse books like Below the Big Blue Sky

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in genes, soap opera, and genetics?

10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about genes, soap opera, and genetics.

Genes Explore 23 books about genes
Soap Opera Explore 18 books about soap opera
Genetics Explore 42 books about genetics