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The Happy Hour

By Cressida McLaughlin
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Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time? 'Cressida's characters are wonderful' - Sarah Morgan 'Bursting with warmth' - Kirsty Greenwood 'We couldn't put this down!' - BELLA 'You'll devour this' - Woman's Weekly The deliciously captivating new standalone novel from the bestselling author... Read More
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Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time?

'Cressida's characters are wonderful' Sarah Morgan

'Bursting with warmth' Kirsty Greenwood

'We couldn't put this down!' BELLA

'You'll devour this' Woman's Weekly

A feelgood and uplifting book for 2024 with an unforgettable romance

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Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time?

'Cressida's characters are wonderful' - Sarah Morgan

'Bursting with warmth' - Kirsty Greenwood

'We couldn't put this down!' - BELLA

'You'll devour this' - Woman's Weekly

The deliciously captivating new standalone novel from the bestselling author of The Staycation and The Cornish Cream Tea series.

Jess is happy working in Greenwich market selling trinkets to well-heeled locals and excitable tourists.

Then one Sunday, Jess is thrown together with handsome, funny Ash, as they chase a pickpocket through the market, and before long they are making a habit of running into each other at the same time each week.

Jess starts to realise that their hour together is the brightest part of her life. But Ash isn’t telling her everything – can she discover the truth before it’s too late?

Readers LOVE The Happy Hour!

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'Absolutely beautiful … heartwarming and romantic' - Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This is an amazing book!' - Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I couldn’t put it down…' - Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This has everything I want in a good read' - Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008623746

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

Collections

Contemporary Romance Cressida McLaughlin Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Romance

About the Author

Cressy was born in South East London surrounded by books and with a cat named after Lawrence of Arabia. She studied English at the University of East Anglia and now lives in Norwich with her husband David. Cressy’s favourite things include terrifying ghost stories, lava lamps and romantic heroes, though not necessarily at the same time. She doesn’t (yet) have a dog of her own, but feeds her love vicariously through friends’ pets, and was once chased around a field by a soaking wet, very mischievous Border Collie called Wags. When she isn’t writing, Cressy spends her spare time reading, returning to London or exploring the beautiful Norfolk coastline.

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