Jill Hopper
Jill Hopper has a background inย newspaper journalism and magazineย editing. A member of writersโ collectiveย 26 Characters, she lives in London withย her husband and son. The Mahogany Podย is her first book.
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โA work of literature: beautifully written, meticulously structured and heart-rending.โ Observer
What if you knew from the beginning how your relationshipย was going to end?
When Jill Hopper first met Arif, they were living in a sharedย house on the island of Osney in the River Thames. Surroundedย by willow trees, birds and reflections, it was an idyllic home. Butย no sooner had they begun to fall in love than Arif was given theย news that he had only a few months to live. Everyone told Jill toย walk away, but she was already in too deep. Years later, Jill rediscovers Arif โs parting gift โ an Africanย seedpod โ and finally sets out to trace the elusive patterns thatย shaped their relationship. The Mahogany Pod is a tender and vitalย account of what it means to live, and love, fully.
REVIEWS OF The Mahogany Pod
โWhat I love about this affecting and beautifully written memoir is how it examines the long tail of grief, and how bereavement can last a lifetime, even when in the eyes of the world, you have โmoved onโ.โ The Bookseller, Editorโs Choice
โSeeds from which love bloomed โฆ holding them now, she feels them glow with promise.โ Helen Brown, Daily Mail
"Touching and unexpectedly timelyโฆan uplifting story of embracing love no matter how dark the circumstances." Dan Townend, Daily Express
โGorgeous โฆ her narrative packs a world of feeling within it, rendering a poignant look at how love can unfold even amid immense loss.โ Publishers Weekly, starred review
โA work of literature: beautifully written, meticulously structured and heart-rending.โ Kate Kellaway, Observer
โAffecting and beautifully written.โ โ The Bookseller, Editorโs Choice
"A searingly beautiful memoir of love and loss, grief and joy. Jill captures the seeds of the ending contained within every beginning and the beginnings contained within each end." โ Wyl Menmuir, Booker Prize-nominated author of The Many
โThe Mahogany Pod is a beautiful exploration of love, loss and the grieving process. It is a compassionate, heartbreaking, and uplifting description of love. Spellbinding.โ โ Catherine Simpson, author of When I Had a Little Sister
โA deeply moving and compelling read โฆ a powerful tribute to human resilience.โ โ Frances Hedges, Deputy Editor Harperโs Bazaar
โA rich and tender bookโฆ a testament to the power and beauty of love.โ โ Horatio Clare
