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What to expect

Emotional, romantic and uplifting – your perfect pick-me-up!

How far would you go to make a new start?

How far would you go to make a new start?

When Nell’s on-off boyfriend Aidan calls her into his office, losing her job is the last thing she expects.

Heartbroken and unemployed to boot, she makes a radical decision to blow her redundancy cheque and escape to the untested waters of San Francisco.

But is the glamour of the city too good to be true? And can Nell leave her past behind?

Critics Review

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‘Oh my heart, this book! What a story. It’s so achingly tender and bittersweet, and a spark of true joy. I adored every page’ Josie Silver, author of One Day in December

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‘An engrossing love story, beautifully written. I fell in love with Phoebe and Sam, as they fell in love with each other’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author

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‘An exquisitely tender and breathtaking novel, beautifully written. This is Miranda at her best’ Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author

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‘A love story we can all connect with’ Woman & Home

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‘One of the most moving stories I’ve read in a long time. It’s an epic love story about second chances, courage and finding the faith to follow your dreams. Beautifully written and heart-stoppingly romantic, it’s an absolute triumph!’ Katie Marsh, bestselling author of A Life Without You

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‘This is an epic love story that kept me guessing right to the last page. Absolutely and utterly amazing. Miranda broke my heart and then made it burst. I’m an emotional wreck!’ Laura Kemp, author of The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness

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‘I’m totally in love with Phoebe and Sam. The Day We Meet Again is one of those books you want to savour’ Holly Hepburn, author of A Year at Castle Court

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‘Romantic, heartbreaking and emotional’ Cressida McLaughlin, author of The House of Birds and Butterflies

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‘A novel about friendship and taking risks, about kindness and gratitude, but mainly about having the courage to love’ Caroline Smailes, author of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

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‘Emotional story…full of both heart and soul’ Fabulous

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‘The perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter’s eve.’ Closer

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'A blissfully romantic tale told with all the warmth and wit we've come to love from this author.' Claudia Carroll

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Author Miranda Dickinson
Narrator Jane Collingwood
Duration 10 hours and 26 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780007527274
Format x-book®
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Genre Contemporary romance, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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