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- Hodder Paperbacks
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Romance
Fiction for fans of Kate Jacobs and MARLEY AND ME.
When the abandoned strays from a local dogs home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing.
Rachel s aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennels. But since her life has collapsed she s not sure she can deal with any more lost souls.
Zoe s ex-husband has given their children a puppy. The kids are in love, but she s the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. She s nearly at the end of her tether until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor...
Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny s marriage hasn t been easy since they started trying for a baby. But is a fridge-raiding, sofa-stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they re looking for?
As the new owners paths cross on the town s dog-walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. And they and their dogs learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love . . .
Praise for Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts
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Heart-warming, fun and romantic. Marley and Me fans will love it - Closer
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A contemporary Bridget Jones, but with canines instead of chardonnay. - Stylist
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Heartwarming . . . the perfect read for a cold winter's night - News of the World
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Funny and charming . . . a fabulous story that you won't want to put down, guaranteed to warm the heart of even the most devout non-dog person - Bookbag
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Warm and romantic. - Elle on THE BALLROOM CLASS
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Heart-warming, fun and romantic. Marley and Me fans will love it - Closer
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A contemporary Bridget Jones, but with canines instead of chardonnay. - Stylist
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Heartwarming . . . the perfect read for a cold winter's night - News of the World
Lucy Dillon
Lucy Dillon was born in Cumbria. She won the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year Award in 2010 for Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts, and is the bestselling author of many acclaimed novels, most recently After the Rain. Lucy now divides her time between London and the Wye Valley where she enjoys walking in the Malvern Hills with her basset hounds, Violet and Bonham. You can follow her on Twitter @lucy_dillon or on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/LucyDillonBooks.
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