A bittersweet romantic comedy about recovering from grief and letting go of the past to rebuild a future.
Rebecca is happily married to Olly and content with her job at a glamorous London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she decides to move back to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her to heal.
Joe, born in the same country town as Rebecca, had a falling out with her a decade earlier. Now he's the successful owner of a wine bar, Maison Joe, and is breaking local hearts by dating a striking actress, Peta.
Rebecca finds living with her parents again a challenge. Nor is it easy to discover that Joe lives and works too close for comfort. When she sees him once more, memories rush back to haunt her, along with unanswered questions about the past. Why did they lose touch? What was Olly hiding?
Can Rebecca answer those questions and move on?
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A lovely example of realistic fiction that many women will be able to relate to - The Sun (on One Step Closer to You)
Strong and positive - Independent on Sunday (on By My Side)
A beautiful, uplifting, unconventional love story - on One Step Closer to You
This poignant story about love, grief and forgiveness is wonderfully touching - Closer (on By My Side)
Alice Peterson's first book, A Will to Win - now republished as Another Alice - is her personal story of her tennis days (she was one of the top 10 juniors in the country), followed by her fight to beat Rheumatoid Arthritis. Since then she has written six novels, including Monday to Friday Man, the dog walking romantic comedy that knocked Fifty Shades of Grey off the top of the eBook chart. She lives in west London with her Lucas Terrier, Mr Darcy.