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One Good Thing is the heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, Alexandra Potter

In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .

Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and, feeling lost and lonely, she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company.

But Liv soon discovers she isn’t the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone, hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change . . .

Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how, when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around – and make it worth living again.

Praise for Alexandra Potter:

'The new Bridget Jones' – Celia Walden, Telegraph

'A funny, feisty tale' – Mike Gayle, author of Half a World Away

'Pacy, absorbing, witty and tender' – Karen Swan, author of The Last Summer



Trade Review
The new Bridget Jones for our Covid-ridden times -- Celia Walden, on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up * Telegraph *
Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're twenty, forty or eighty -- Heat on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up
Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read -- Red magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up
Feistily funny . . . and so relatable -- Fabulous magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up * Sun on Sunday *
A warm, very funny read -- Bella magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up

One Good Thing: From the Author of Runaway

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    Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    Publication Date: 25/05/2023
    ISBN13: 9781529022889, 978-1529022889
    ISBN10: 1529022886
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    One Good Thing is the heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, Alexandra Potter

    In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .

    Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and, feeling lost and lonely, she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company.

    But Liv soon discovers she isn’t the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone, hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change . . .

    Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how, when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around – and make it worth living again.

    Praise for Alexandra Potter:

    'The new Bridget Jones' – Celia Walden, Telegraph

    'A funny, feisty tale' – Mike Gayle, author of Half a World Away

    'Pacy, absorbing, witty and tender' – Karen Swan, author of The Last Summer



    Trade Review
    The new Bridget Jones for our Covid-ridden times -- Celia Walden, on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up * Telegraph *
    Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're twenty, forty or eighty -- Heat on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up
    Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read -- Red magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up
    Feistily funny . . . and so relatable -- Fabulous magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up * Sun on Sunday *
    A warm, very funny read -- Bella magazine on Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up

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