The Other Bridget

Name: The Other Bridget
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781761341717
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By Rachael Johns

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'The feelgood read of the year.' - Better Reading WINNER - Favourite Aussie-Set Romance, Australian Romance Readers Awards 2024 'Prolific, entertaining and charming, Rachael Johns is arguably the best romantic writer in Australia.' - The Australian Named after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was... Read More

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The Other Bridget

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'The feelgood read of the year.' - Better Reading

WINNER - Favourite Aussie-Set Romance, Australian Romance Readers Awards 2024

'Prolific, entertaining and charming, Rachael Johns is arguably the best romantic writer in Australia.' - The Australian

Named after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was raised on a remote cattle station, with only her mother's romance novels for company. Now living alone in Fremantle, Bridget is a hopeless romantic. She also believes that anyone who doesn't like reading just hasn't met the right book yet, and that connecting books to their readers is her superpower. If only her love life was that easy.

When handsome Italian barista Fabio progresses from flirting with love hearts on her coffee foam to joining the book club she runs at her library, Bridget prays her romance 'curse' won't ruin things. But it's the attention of her cranky neighbour Sully that seems to be the major obstacle in her life. Why is he going to so much effort to get under her skin?

With the help of her close friends and the colourful characters who frequent her library, Bridget decides to put both men to the test by finding just the right books to capture their very different hearts. She soon discovers that not all romances start with a meet-cute, but they might just end in happily ever after...

Written by Australia's most beloved romance writer, The Other Bridget is a delightfully uplifting book about books, and a gorgeous celebration of the power and pleasure of romance novels throughout the ages.

'The Other Bridget has everything a booklover could want in a great read. Our protagonist is a delight. Tick. She works with books. Tick. There's an all-star supporting cast. Tick. The two love interests are perfectly cast and the chemistry sizzles. Tick-tick. But also, this exceptional story has so much heart, humour and intelligence. I often laughed out loud and, yes, I even got teary. It delivers. The Other Bridget is Rachael at the top of her game. The writing sings. It's a superb celebration of libraries, friendship and books. It will be difficult to top this for a feelgood read this year.' - Better Reading

'Pure sunshine for the soul. I just loved it!' - Tess Woods

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761341717

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 January 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 239.0mm

Weight: 596g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Once upon a time (briefly) Rachael was an English teacher, then her dreams of becoming a novelist came true. Now she spends her days writing romance and women's fiction in the Swan Valley, Western Australia. Her book The Patterson Girls won the ABIA Award in 2016 for General Fiction and she has also won the prestigious Romance Writers of Australia RUBY Award twice. When she's not writing, you'll find Rachael reading, occasionally sewing, hanging with her adorable Sheepadoodle or listening to audiobooks while driving around or cleaning up after her three sons. The only TV show she watches is The Farmer Wants a Wife and every year she says she'll read more non-fiction but fails because there are too many good novels waiting to be devoured. Rachael loves to hear from her readers and can be contacted on Facebook, Instagram and Substack. She also runs the Rachael Johns' Online Book Club, which you can join on Facebook. For more information visit www.rachaeljohns.com

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