Take A Look At Me Now. Miranda Dickinson

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Название Take A Look At Me Now
Автор произведения Miranda Dickinson
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      MIRANDA DICKINSON

       Take a Look at Me Now

      Copyright

      Published by AVON

      A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

      1 London Bridge Street

      London SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2013

      Copyright © Miranda Dickinson 2013

      Cover design by Caroline Young © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2020

      Cover images © Shutterstock.com

      Miranda Dickinson asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

      Source ISBN: 9781847562357

      Ebook Edition © February 2020 ISBN: 9780007535125

      Version: 2020-03-06

       Praise for Miranda Dickinson

      ‘The perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter’s eve.’

       Closer

      ‘A blissfully romantic tale told with all the warmth and wit we’ve come to love from this author.’

       Claudia Carroll

      ‘Oh my heart, this book! What a story. It’s so achingly tender and bittersweet, and a spark of true joy. I adored every page.’

       Josie Silver, author of One Day in December

      ‘An engrossing love story, beautifully written.’

       Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author

      ‘Beautifully written.’

       Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author

      ‘A love story we can all connect with.’

       Woman & Home

      ‘An absolute triumph!’

       Katie Marsh, bestselling author of A Life Without You

      ‘Absolutely and utterly amazing.’

       Laura Kemp, author of The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness

      ‘One is one of those books you want to savour.’

       Holly Hepburn, author of A Year at Castle Court

      ‘Romantic, heartbreaking and emotional.’

       Cressida McLaughlin, author of The House of Birds and Butterflies

      ‘A novel about having the courage to love.’

       Caroline Smailes, author of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

      ‘Emotional story … full of both heart and soul.’

       Fabulous

      Dedication

       For my lovely Bob

       Thank you

       for believing in my dream,

       for keeping my dream alive

       and for doing the washing-up.

       I love you xx

      Epigraph

      ‘Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.’

       Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Praise for Miranda Dickinson

       Dedication

       Epigraph

       Chapter One: The day that changed my life

       Chapter Two: So long, farewell …

       Chapter Three: Pack up your troubles

       Chapter Four: Good morning, San Francisco

       Chapter Five: Welcome to the neighbourhood

       Chapter Six: Down and out in San Francisco

       Chapter Seven: Cable cars and seaside jazz

       Chapter Eight: Famous names

       Chapter Nine: Fortune cookies and fate

       Chapter Ten: Eat your heart out, Tony Bennett

       Chapter Eleven: A spoonful of sugar