Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. Despite always loving to write, it wasn't until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than a much-loved hobby. Her inspiration for her first book, Saturdays at Noon, came from the challenges she faced with her eldest son, testing and fascinating in equal measure, and the research she did to try to understand him better. Until Next Weekend is her second novel.
It's a beautiful love story, but not the one that you'd expect. Wonderful, hopeful and insightful. This book is an absolute gem and you'll find yourself willing Emily to get her happy ending -- Asia Mackay A sweet tale about second chances. Moving * Heat * Saturdays at Noon is one of those rare books that make you see the world in a different way... This is a satisfying, big-hearted book and a truly accomplished debut for Rachel Marks * WI Life Magazine * Touching, beautifully compassionate and warm; this is a lovely book, sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes funny. Perfect to curl up with and well worth a read -- Dinah Jefferies Sometimes a book comes along and really does make you think... This engaging read is both heart-breaking and full of hope * Woman & Home * I loved this original, at times painful but truly thought-provoking book. A triumph -- <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author Katie Fforde Oh how I loved this book [...] complex, imperfect, totally loveable and completely unforgettable -- Claire Pooley Wonderful . . . compassionate and unpredictable -- Graeme Simsion, author of <i>The Rosie Project</i>