From the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and A Cornish Summer comes a funny and heart-warming look at what happens when your whole world is turned upside-down . . . 'Like a breath of fresh air. Warm, funny and has a lovely storyline' 5***** Reader Review 'Giggle out loud funny. Well written and very entertaining' 5***** Reader Review 'Funny and unpredictable. Like listening to a friend tell a good story' 5***** Reader Review ___________ Evie Hamilton's biggest worry in life is whether or not she can fit in a manicure on her way to fetch her daughter from clarinet lessons. Little does she know that her charmed and happy life is about to be turned upside-down . . . For one sunny morning a letter lands on Evie's immaculate doormat. It's a bombshell, knocking her carefully arranged and managed world completely askew as it threatens to sabotage all she holds dear. What will be left and what will change forever? Is Evie strong enough to fight for what she loves? And can her entire world really be as fragile as her best china? . . . ___________ Praise for Catherine Alliott: 'Classy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless' Red 'We defy you not to get caught up in Alliott's life-changing tale' Heat 'Alliott at her best' Daily Telegraph
Catherine Alliott, bestselling author of One Day in May and A Crowded Marriage, tells a wonderfully warm and witty story of love, loss and laughter in her novel A Married Man. 'What could be nicer than living in the country?' Lucy Fellowes is in a bind. She's a widow living in a pokey London flat with two small boys and an erratic income. But when her mother-in-law offers her a converted barn on the family's estate - she knows it's a brilliant opportunity for her and the kids. But there's a problem. The estate is a shrine to Lucy's dead husband Ned. The whole family has been unable to get over his death. If she's honest the whole family is far from normal. And if Lucy is to accept this offer she'll be putting herself completely in their incapable hands. Which leads to Lucy's other problem. Charlie - the only man since Ned who she's had any feelings for - lives nearby. The problem? He's already married . . . Step into Alliott country with A Married Man. Praise for Catherine Alliott: 'A joy . . . you're in for a treat' Daily Express 'I literally couldn't put this down. An addictive cocktail of wit, frivolity and madcap romance' Time Out
From the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and A Cornish Summer comes a funny and heart-warming look at what happens when your whole world is turned upside-down . . . 'Like a breath of fresh air. Warm, funny and has a lovely storyline' 5***** Reader Review 'Giggle out loud funny. Well written and very entertaining' 5***** Reader Review 'Funny and unpredictable. Like listening to a friend tell a good story' 5***** Reader Review ___________ Evie Hamilton's biggest worry in life is whether or not she can fit in a manicure on her way to fetch her daughter from clarinet lessons. Little does she know that her charmed and happy life is about to be turned upside-down . . . For one sunny morning a letter lands on Evie's immaculate doormat. It's a bombshell, knocking her carefully arranged and managed world completely askew as it threatens to sabotage all she holds dear. What will be left and what will change forever? Is Evie strong enough to fight for what she loves? And can her entire world really be as fragile as her best china? . . . ___________ Praise for Catherine Alliott: 'Classy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless' Red 'We defy you not to get caught up in Alliott's life-changing tale' Heat 'Alliott at her best' Daily Telegraph
A witty and charming tale from bestselling novelist, Catherine Alliott. Annie O'Harran is the wrong side of thirty. A harassed single mother, she's escaped her faithless first husband and, against all expectations, met her hero. Now, she has a blissful summer ahead to plan their wedding. First, however, she must escape constant interruptions to meet the urgent deadline on her novel. But no sooner has she arrived at a fabulous writer's retreat in Cornwall than the doorbell starts ringing... Just as long as none of the visitors affects her big day at the end of the summer...
Deakin and Morris' Labour Law, a work cited as authoritative in the higher appellate courts of several jurisdictions, provides a comprehensive analysis of current British labour law which explains the role of different legal and extra-legal sources in its evolution, including collective bargaining, international labour standards, and human rights. The new edition, while following the broad pattern of previous ones, highlights important new developments in the content of the law, and in its wider social, economic and policy context. Thus the consequences of Brexit are considered along with the emerging effects of the Covid-19 crisis, the increasing digitisation of work, and the implications for policy of debates over the role of the law in constituting and regulating the labour market. The book examines in detail the law governing individual employment relations, with chapters covering the definition of the employment relationship; the sources and regulation of terms and conditions of employment; discipline and termination of employment; and equality of treatment. This is followed by an analysis of the elements of collective labour law, including the forms of collective organisation, freedom of association, employee representation, internal trade union government, and the law relating to industrial action. The seventh edition of Deakin and Morris' Labour Law is an essential text for students of law and of disciplines related to management and industrial relations, for barristers and solicitors working in the field of labour law, and for all those with a serious interest in the subject.
Curl up on the sofa with this tantalising rural romantic comedy about taking control of your life from the bestselling author of A Cornish Summer 'I don't care what colour you paint the sodding hall. I'm leaving.' When her husband Johnny suddenly walks out on ten years of marriage, their ten-year-old daughter and the crumbling house they're up to their eyeballs renovating, Olivia is at first totally devastated. How could he? How could she not have noticed his unhappiness? But she's not one to weep for long. Not when she's got three builders camped in her back garden, a neighbour with a never-ending supply of cast-off men she thinks Olivia would be drawn to and a daughter with her own firm views on . . . well, just about everything. Will Johnny ever come back? And if he doesn't, will Olivia's luck ever change for the better? Praise for Catherine Alliott: 'The writing is both intelligent and sparkling' Marian Keyes 'Alliott's joie de vivre is irresistible' Daily Mail
ESCAPE TO THE CORNISH COAST IN THIS DELIGHTFULLY HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'THE PERFECT SUMMER READ' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Beautifully describes Cornwall and whisks you away to sunny beaches' 5***** Reader Review Flora's been in love with her husband for twenty years. The trouble is, he's been married to someone else for the past fifteen . . . A summer on Cornwall's sandy beaches sounds like the perfect getaway. Except Flora finds she'll be spending it with her former scheming mother-in-law, ex-husband and his new wife . . . Can she survive the summer playing happy families? Could a holiday romance help her finally get over her him? And will stumbling on the family secret change her mind about them all? If you like Fern Britton, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell, you'll love this irresistible summer read from the bestselling author of About Last Night and Wish You Were Here. _________ THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Yet another fabulous book, packed with glamour, delicious characters and myriad family complications!' JILL MANSELL 'I LOVE it. Catherine's writing is so warm, funny and heartfelt' CATHY KELLY 'Catherine Alliott's books are always a delight and this one's no exception' CAROLE MATTHEWS 'An absolute joy to read' 5***** Reader Review 'The perfect feel-good escapist novel' 5**** Reader Review
When Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just 19 she was madly in love. Now, those blissful years of marriage have turned into the very definition of an unconventional set-up. Separated in every way but distance, Sebastian resides in an outhouse across the lawn from Ella's ramshackle farmhouse. With an ex-husband living under her nose and a home crowded by hostile teenaged children, gender-confused chickens - not to mention her hyper critical mother whose own marriage slips spectacularly off the rails - Ella finds comfort in the company of the very charming gardener, Ludo. Then out of the blue Sebastian decides to move on, catching Ella horribly unawares. How much longer can she hide from what really destroyed her marriage and the secret she continues to keep?
Polly McLaren, dreamy, scatty and romantic, amuses herself by playing her usual game of picking a fellow tube commuter as an imaginary lover for the night, then one catches her at it and the complications begin.
Molly has moved from London to rural Herefordshire chasing the Good Life. Swapping the tube for the saddle, she is living the country dream. Apart from it isn't really her dream. It's her husband David's. And David is, well, rather dead now. Then a distant relative of her late husband kicks the bucket, leaving a London townhouse in her possession, and Molly dares to consider chucking it all in. Quitting the Good Life and going back to her good life. But there's a problem. A rather tall, handsome problem. In the shape of a man already living in Molly's new house. And when a face appears from her past, Molly is more confused than ever. Will Molly's London dream replace her muddy reality? Do any of the men in her life really have honourable intentions? And has she said goodbye to country life too soon?
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