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After 30 years in a joyless marriage and a dead-end job, Juliet Morris is resigned to a humdrum life in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, until a chance encounter at a dental appointment reminds her of what might have been. Craving an afternoon alone to think, Juliet accepts the offer of an unusual loan car whose satnav seems to have a mind of its own. Following its directions, she begins a remarkable journey of second chances and fresh hopes, leading to surprising destinations. A delightful and original romantic comedy, full of Debbie Young's renowned humour and optimism, with a touch of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
After 30 years in a joyless marriage and a dead-end job, Juliet Morris is resigned to a humdrum life in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, until a chance encounter at a dental appointment reminds her of what might have been. Craving an afternoon alone to think, Juliet accepts the offer of an unusual loan car whose satnav seems to have a mind of its own. Following its directions, she begins a remarkable journey of second chances and fresh hopes, leading to surprising destinations. A delightful and original romantic comedy, full of Debbie Young's renowned humour and optimism, with a touch of magical realism. By the author of the Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries and the Staffroom at St Bride's School Stories. Books in both of those series have been shortlisted for the Selfies Award for the best independently-published fiction in the UK - Secrets at St Bride's (2020) and Murder Lost and Found (2021).
Autorenporträt
Debbie Young writes warm, witty, feelgood fiction inspired by life in the English village where she lives with her husband and daughter. Her Sophie Sayers Village Mystery series, comprising a planned seven cosy mystery novels, will together run the course of a village year, from one summer to the next. The series is inspired and informed by the Cotswold village in which she lives with her Scottish husband and their teenage daughter, and where she has served on many village committees for the last 20+ years. She also writes short stories which feature in many anthologies, and she performs regularly at regional events such as the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Bristol Literature Festival and Stroud Short Stories, as well as the Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival of which she is founder and director. She also writes two popular columns in regional magazines, is a regular panellist on BBC Radio Gloucestershire's monthly Book Club programme, and is a frequent contributor to other regional radio stations around the country. She has been blogging about her writing life since 2010 and has over 10k followers on Twitter. She is an ambassador for the British children's reading charity Readathon and for the Type 1 diabetes research charity JDRF.