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A secret that changed everything...

''A great big romantic, emotional and involving read'' Woman & Home

''With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all'' Closer

''This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure'' Woman

Katie Lavender has always thought she was pretty unshockable, until a year after her mother''s death she receives a letter from a solicitor telling her that the man she thought was her father, in fact wasn''t. Her real father, a man named Stirling Nightingale, has for years been building a trust fund for her. And now she''s of an age to collect it.

But Katie''s not interested in the money. She wants to know about the man instead. So decides to do some snooping. She tracks him down to a beautiful riverside home on the night he''s hosting a birthday party for his ninety-year-old mother. And as she''s hovering outside, Katie is mistaken for a

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This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure * WOMAN *
With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all * CLOSER *
With the turn of every absorbing page, you'll find yourself caught in the rapture and despair of each character as they find their way through this beguiling drama * CANDIS *
A great big romantic, emotional and involving read * WOMAN & HOME *
She writes with a wry sense of humour and this story quickly reels you in... * EVENING TELEGRAPH *
An extraordinary deftness of touch, coupled with some searing insights into both how relationships fail, and can work * DAILY MIRROR *
This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure. * WOMAN (Special) *
With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all. * CLOSER *
With the turn of every absorbing page, you'll find yourself caught in the rapture and despair of each character as they find their way through this beguiling drama. * CANDIS *
A great big romantic, emotional and involving read. -- Fanny Blake * WOMAN & HOME *
She writes with a wry sense of humour and this story quickly reels you in... * EVENING TELEGRAPH *

The Real Katie Lavender

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: 19/07/2012
      ISBN13: 9781409135395, 978-1409135395
      ISBN10: 140913539X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A secret that changed everything...

      ''A great big romantic, emotional and involving read'' Woman & Home

      ''With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all'' Closer

      ''This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure'' Woman

      Katie Lavender has always thought she was pretty unshockable, until a year after her mother''s death she receives a letter from a solicitor telling her that the man she thought was her father, in fact wasn''t. Her real father, a man named Stirling Nightingale, has for years been building a trust fund for her. And now she''s of an age to collect it.

      But Katie''s not interested in the money. She wants to know about the man instead. So decides to do some snooping. She tracks him down to a beautiful riverside home on the night he''s hosting a birthday party for his ninety-year-old mother. And as she''s hovering outside, Katie is mistaken for a

      Trade Review
      This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure * WOMAN *
      With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all * CLOSER *
      With the turn of every absorbing page, you'll find yourself caught in the rapture and despair of each character as they find their way through this beguiling drama * CANDIS *
      A great big romantic, emotional and involving read * WOMAN & HOME *
      She writes with a wry sense of humour and this story quickly reels you in... * EVENING TELEGRAPH *
      An extraordinary deftness of touch, coupled with some searing insights into both how relationships fail, and can work * DAILY MIRROR *
      This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure. * WOMAN (Special) *
      With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all. * CLOSER *
      With the turn of every absorbing page, you'll find yourself caught in the rapture and despair of each character as they find their way through this beguiling drama. * CANDIS *
      A great big romantic, emotional and involving read. -- Fanny Blake * WOMAN & HOME *
      She writes with a wry sense of humour and this story quickly reels you in... * EVENING TELEGRAPH *

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