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    The Love of Her Life
    The Love of Her Life
    The Love of Her Life
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    The Love of Her Life

    By Harriet Evans

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    From the author of A Hopeless Romantic and Going Home comes an engaging new novel about a young woman who suffers loss and heartbreak—only to regain a chance at happiness when she least expects it.

    Thirty-year-old Kate Miller fled London two years ago when her life fell apart spectacularly. Living in New York with her mother and stepfather and working half-heartedly as a literary agent, Kate must return to London when her father, a famous classical musician, undergoes a kidney transplant. She’s only returning for a short visit, or so she thinks. But once in London, she faces the friends who are bound with her forever as a result of one day when life changed for all of them. What really happened before Kate left London? And can she pick up the pieces and allow herself to love her own life again?

    Witty, smart, and entertaining, Evans’s heartwarming tale, which was a bestseller in the United Kingdom earlier this year, will delight readers who enjoy novels by Cathy Kelly, Hester Browne, and Marian Keyes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateJun 2, 2009
    ISBN9781439163566
    The Love of Her Life
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    Harriet Evans

    Harriet Evans has sold over a million copies of her books. She is the author of twelve bestselling novels, most recently the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller The Garden of Lost and Found, which won Good Housekeeping's Book of the Year. She used to work in publishing and now writes full time, when she is not being distracted by her children, other books, crafting projects, puzzles, gardening, and her much-loved collection of jumpsuits. She lives in Bath, Somerset.

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    • 5/5
      This book was fantastic. Loved every minute of reading it.
    • 5/5
      While someone wrote that this book meandered too much, there was purpose in it. It left me wondering what happened and wanting to read on. I enjoyed the twists and turns in the story. As this book falls under romance, which concludes with an emotionally satisfying ending, it certainly did for me. However, as I thought more about some of the characters in the book it also made me feel nauseous. Any book that makes me feel the characters I would recommend. This one definitely did it for me. Highly recommend.
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly enjoyable. Structured in an interesting manner. More substance than one would expect in this genre. Love scenes really good without being too graphic. Author really understands her characters. Lively dialogue too. I am 83 years old and was unacquainted with the term shagging but did get it after a bit.despite the obvious age gap, I liked the story and appreciated there were all ages depicted in a fair non stereotypical way.
    • 1/5
      Meandered. Needs editing. Needs strong editing. Skipped most to read the last three chapters.

      Meh.

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    • 5/5
      Kate Miller is going through the motions in New York City, her home for the last three years. She has received word that her father is ill and she must return to her home in London. The thought of returning to the city that nearly destroyed her is scary at best. Is she strong enough to face her past?The story is a tragic one and I will let Kate Miller tell you her story. It involves a series of events that spiraled out of control, starting with a cheating fiance and concluded with tragic consequences. Is Kate strong enough to face all of that with her return to London? It was 3:00am in the morning and I was crying in bed. Kate Miller is a very likable character. I so badly wanted her to sort things out and live happily ever after with The Love of Her Life. Does she? That you must discover for yourself.
    • 4/5
      I have read Harriet Evan's other two books and enjoyed them so I was really looking forward to this one. I was not disappointed and read this one in two days as I just could not put it down!The central character is Kate Miller who has lived in New York for the past three years, however, she has to return to London to see her father who is very ill. By returning she has to face up to everything and everyone that she ran away from. It is ultimately a story of love and friendship, it explores the bonds that we create with people and how love and true friendship can stand most tests of life.Evans is very good at drawing you in with little snippets of information so that you keep turning the pages to get more. This was a very good story, very poignant in places but also extremely light hearted. I would recommend this and any other of Harriet Evan's books.

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