Book description
Sophie Apperly has spent her whole life pleasing others - but when
she realises her family see her less as indispensable treasure and
more as general dogsbody, she decides she's had enough. So when an old
friend offers her the chance of a lifetime, she decides to swap Little
England for the Big Apple, and heads off to the land of opportunity.
From the moment Sophie hits the bright lights of Manhattan she's
determined to enjoy every minute of her big adventure. And when fate
throws her together with Matilda, a spirited grande dame of New
York society who invites her to Connecticut for Thanksgiving, she
willingly accepts. English-born Matilda is delighted with her new
friend - though her grandson Luke, undeniably attractive but
infuriatingly arrogant, is anything but welcoming.
When Luke arrives in England a few weeks later, Sophie hardly
expects him to seek her out. But Matilda has hatched some complicated
plans of her own - and so Luke has a proposal to make ...
Katie Fforde was born and brought up in London but has lived in
Gloucestershire with her family for the last thirty years. Her first
novel, Living Dangerously, went on to be chosen as part of the
WHSmith Fresh Talent promotion. There have been over eighteen novels
since, as well as some grandchildren. Her hobbies, when she has time
for them, are singing in a choir and flamenco dancing. Katie Fforde is
President of the Romantic Novelists' Association.
To find out more about Katie Fforde visit her website at www.
katiefforde. com, Facebook and follow her on Twitter @KatieFforde.
