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The huge bestseller from the author of The Family Upstairs and The Girls - a love story for anyone who adored One Day in December and David Nicholls.


Sometimes, finding your destiny is easy. Following it, isn''t...
When Vince and Joy meet on holiday, their connection is instant and, before long, they are head over heels in love.

But, after two blissful weeks, a misunderstanding forces them apart.

When they cross paths seven years later, they realise they've been living very different lives.

Yet neither of them has been able to let go of their first love. . .


Sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time.
But can you ever know if
this is the right time?

''Vince and Joy got me through a hard time. Gave me the strength to walk away from my situation. When we read books about characters we can relate to, it makes us feel less alone. An

Trade Review
One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and unexpectedness of real life . . . Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into * Sunday Telegraph *
Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners * Cosmopolitan *
Fun and witty . . . one of the top chick-lit authors * Reveal *
If you believe fate plays a hand in all our love lives, you just won't be able to put Vince and Joy down * Heat *
That happy-ending feeling lingers long after the book's back on the shelf. We love Vince and Joy * Prima *
Classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful * Company *
A perfect holiday book * OK *
A gem of a read * Grazia *
An easy, feel-good read * Closer *
A richly rewarding read * Eve *

Jewell L Vince and Joy

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    A Paperback / softback by Lisa Jewell

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 04/08/2005
      ISBN13: 9780141012186, 978-0141012186
      ISBN10: 0141012188

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The huge bestseller from the author of The Family Upstairs and The Girls - a love story for anyone who adored One Day in December and David Nicholls.


      Sometimes, finding your destiny is easy. Following it, isn''t...
      When Vince and Joy meet on holiday, their connection is instant and, before long, they are head over heels in love.

      But, after two blissful weeks, a misunderstanding forces them apart.

      When they cross paths seven years later, they realise they've been living very different lives.

      Yet neither of them has been able to let go of their first love. . .


      Sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time.
      But can you ever know if
      this is the right time?

      ''Vince and Joy got me through a hard time. Gave me the strength to walk away from my situation. When we read books about characters we can relate to, it makes us feel less alone. An

      Trade Review
      One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and unexpectedness of real life . . . Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into * Sunday Telegraph *
      Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners * Cosmopolitan *
      Fun and witty . . . one of the top chick-lit authors * Reveal *
      If you believe fate plays a hand in all our love lives, you just won't be able to put Vince and Joy down * Heat *
      That happy-ending feeling lingers long after the book's back on the shelf. We love Vince and Joy * Prima *
      Classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful * Company *
      A perfect holiday book * OK *
      A gem of a read * Grazia *
      An easy, feel-good read * Closer *
      A richly rewarding read * Eve *

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