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The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness by Laura Kemp

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The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness

Author
Laura Kemp
Narrator
Lowri Walton
Publisher
Orion
Publish Date
22 February 2018
Run Time
11 hours 34 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance

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Sometimes all it takes to make the world a better place is a small act of kindness...

When Ceri Price arrives in the small seaside village of Dwynwen in West Wales, she only means to stay for a couple of nights - long enough to scatter her mother's ashes, and then go back to her life as a successful make-up entrepreneur.

But a case of mistaken identities means she lands a job as the barmaid in the local pub, she unexpectedly finds friendship, and wonders if love might follow... But when the plans for a new housing estate put the local woodland under threat, she fears the way of life here could disappear.

Then mysterious acts of kindness start springing up around the village - a string of bunting adorns the streets, a new village signpost appears out of nowhere and someone provides paint to spruce up the houses on the seafront. Who is behind these acts of kindness and can they help in the race to save the village from the faceless developers...?

Welcome to Dwynwen: Village of Love. Where friendship flourishes and love blossoms...

Read by Lowri Walton

(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

Critics Review

  • Warm, witty, Welsh and wonderful

    Milly Johnson, author of The Queen of Wishful Thinking

  • A truly wonderful and heartwarming read

    HEIDI SWAIN

  • Heartwarming, wise, funny and romantic...this is a delight

    RACHAEL LUCAS

  • I loved it

    Clare Mackintosh

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  • Gorgeous from start to finish - if this doesn't warm your heart I don't know what will!

    HOLLY HEPBURN, author of A YEAR AT THE STAR AND SIXPENCE

  • A lovely, warm, uplifting read...loved it

    CLARE SWATMAN, author of Before You Go

  • Warm, uplifting and refreshingly original. I absolutely loved it!

    Cathy Bramley

  • A perfect feel-good read that will lift your spirits no end.

    The Sun

  • Utterly beautiful. I am spellbound

    Anne Cater, blogger at Random Things Through My Letterbox

  • An adorable life-affirming book

    Rowan Coleman

  • This wonderfully warm, funny and inspirational story from Laura Kemp will have you cheering from first page to last. It's the kind of book that rekindles your hope in good things. I loved it!

    Miranda Dickinson

  • Praise for Laura Kemp's warm, feel-good reads:

    Witty, warm and wise with the funniest one-liners - totally loved every page. Laura Kemp delivers another winner

    MILLY JOHNSON

  • Warm, funny, sweet *and* spicy, what a fab read

    LUCY DIAMOND

  • A warm-hearted, laugh-out-loud story of the things we do (or don't do) in pursuit of love. Sexy, witty and wise, with moments that will steal your heart

    MIRANDA DICKINSON

  • Gorgeous! Funny, clever, romantic and real, it's brilliant

    RACHAEL LUCAS

  • Fun but with real heart

    FABULOUS MAGAZINE

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Details
Author
Laura Kemp
Narrator
Lowri Walton
Duration
11 hours 34 minutes
Release Date
22 February 2018
ISBN
9781409174882
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Orion
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance

Synopsis

Sometimes all it takes to make the world a better place is a small act of kindness...When Ceri Price arrives in the small seaside village of Dwynwen in West Wales, she only means to stay for a couple of nights - long enough to scatter her mother's ashes, and then go back to her life as a successful make-up entrepreneur. But a case of mistaken identities means she lands a job as the barmaid in the local pub, she unexpectedly finds friendship, and wonders if love might follow... But when the plans for a new housing estate put the local woodland under threat, she fears the way of life here could disappear.Then mysterious acts of kindness start springing up around the village - a string of bunting adorns the streets, a new village signpost appears out of nowhere and someone provides paint to spruce up the houses on the seafront. Who is behind these acts of kindness and can they help in the race to save the village from the faceless developers...?Welcome to Dwynwen: Village of Love. Where friendship flourishes and love blossoms...Read by Lowri Walton(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

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