The Impossible Search for the Perfect Man
- Author Debbie Howells
- Narrator Mia McCallum
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 29 October 2023
- Run Time 9 hours and 39 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Fiction: mashup, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Romance.
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What to expect
An emotional, uplifting book club pick from the Sunday Times bestseller Debbie Howells
Imagine for a moment, your husband leaves you. Then through a bizarre twist of events, you find yourself working with the girl he’s left you for – and even worse, she's pregnant...
All Louisa wants is the impossible. To find a straightforward man, who isn’t remotely messed up. Now there’s a thought... But does such a man even exist?
All she knows is that she doesn’t need any more complications in her life. She has enough to deal with, with one best friend with a very strange horoscope habit, and the other dealing with a screwed-up husband. Not to mention dealing with her own ex-husband and his pregnant new girlfriend, who seems to need Louisa to give them relationship counselling!
She resolves that maybe a life of helping other people find their happy-ever-afters is enough for her. But then handsome vet Marcus walks into her life. And everything changes…
Set in the Hampshire countryside against a background of horses, dogs and vets, this is a story about friendship, love, and finding the impossible, just when you least expect it! Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jojo Moyes.
Praise for Debbie Howells:
‘A powerful, emotional, and life-affirming story of love and hope’ Rachael Lucas
‘A warm, uplifting story about love and loss . . . but beware, you'll need a big box of tissues!’ Clare Swatman
'She paints with words and takes a scalpel to emotions’ Peter James
'Debbie Howells is a go to author for me, I don’t need to read the blurb, I just need to read the book as, in my experience, they are all fabulous' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
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'A sweet, well-written and poignant read which deals with some very important issues that affect us all' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
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