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When story-lover Anna takes over Longhampton''s bookshop, it''s her dream come true.

And not just because it gets her away from her three rowdy stepchildren and their hyperactive Dalmatian...

Unpacking boxes filled with childhood classics, Anna can''t shake the feeling that maybe her own fairytale ending isn''t all that she''d hoped for. But, as the stories of love, adventure, secret gardens, lost dogs, wicked witches and giant peaches breathe new life into the neglected shop, Anna and her customers get swept up in the magic too.

Even Anna''s best friend Michelle - who categorically doesn''t believe in true love and handsome princes - isn''t immune.

But when secrets from Michelle''s own childhood come back to haunt her, and disaster threatens Anna''s home, will the wisdom and charm of the stories in the bookshop help the two friends - and those they love - f

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Fans of Katie Fforde will devour this latest novel ... Nostalgic, heart-warming and honest, this is a tale of love and friendship at its very best. * Press Association *
A modern fairy-tale for grown ups. * Sun *
A heart-warming piece of escapism for long winter nights. * Red *

The Secret of Happy Ever After

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    A Paperback / softback by Lucy Dillon

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 10/11/2011
      ISBN13: 9781444727036, 978-1444727036
      ISBN10: 1444727036

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      When story-lover Anna takes over Longhampton''s bookshop, it''s her dream come true.

      And not just because it gets her away from her three rowdy stepchildren and their hyperactive Dalmatian...

      Unpacking boxes filled with childhood classics, Anna can''t shake the feeling that maybe her own fairytale ending isn''t all that she''d hoped for. But, as the stories of love, adventure, secret gardens, lost dogs, wicked witches and giant peaches breathe new life into the neglected shop, Anna and her customers get swept up in the magic too.

      Even Anna''s best friend Michelle - who categorically doesn''t believe in true love and handsome princes - isn''t immune.

      But when secrets from Michelle''s own childhood come back to haunt her, and disaster threatens Anna''s home, will the wisdom and charm of the stories in the bookshop help the two friends - and those they love - f

      Trade Review
      Fans of Katie Fforde will devour this latest novel ... Nostalgic, heart-warming and honest, this is a tale of love and friendship at its very best. * Press Association *
      A modern fairy-tale for grown ups. * Sun *
      A heart-warming piece of escapism for long winter nights. * Red *

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