La merveilleuse vie de Clara Bailey

Ein Abenteuer in Frankreich, ist der Neubeginn, den sie braucht!Nach zehn Jahren in ihrem Job wurde Lily Butterworth entlassen. Wie jede kluge Frau weiß sie, dass das Heilmittel gegen die Entlassung ein bisschen zu viel Wein und ihre beste Freundin sind. Doch am nächsten Morgen hat Lily nicht nur einen Kater, sondern auch ein neues Haus - in Frankreich! Sie sieht das als Chance und freut sich darauf, endlich dorthin zu ziehen, so wie sie und ihr Mann es sich erträumt haben. Doch Lily erlebt eine Überraschung. Obwohl sie es seit über 20 Jahren planen, hatte ihr Mann Ben nie die Absicht, es wirklich zu tun. So beginnt ihr Abenteuer in Frankreich, allein, mit der Renovierung des alten Bauernhauses, das von zerschlissenen Tapeten und Wünschen zusammengehalten wird. Wird ein Jahr im französischen Bauernhaus genau das sein, was Lily braucht? Oder könnte der frühere Besitzer, Frederique, die Antwort auf Lilys Träume sein?

Eine zweite Chance, von der sie nicht dachte, dass sie sie brauchtFür Katy läuft es nicht ganz so wie geplant. Ihre einzige Tochter lebt in Australien und ihr Ehemann will die Scheidung. Sie steht plötzlich vor einem Scherbenhaufen, der sich ihr Leben nennt.Ihre besten Freundinnen Sam, Vicky und Ivy sind immer für sie da gewesen und wollen sie auch jetzt nicht allein lassen. Ein Kurzurlaub im herrlichen Frankreich ist der perfekte Ausweg und genau das, was Katy braucht, um ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen.Während Katy in der wunderschönen französischen Landschaft und in der Gesellschaft ihrer Freundinnen die Seele baumeln lässt, beginnt der Schmerz ihrer Vergangenheit unter der warmen Sommersonne langsam zu schmelzen. Wird dieser Neustart Katy ein neues Leben bescheren und ihr helfen, ihren Mann zurückzugewinnen? Oder könnte eine neue Liebe am Horizont auftauchen, wenn sie es am wenigsten erwartet?Gillian Harvey bietet alles: starke Frauen, Neuanfänge, eine Prise Chaos - und am Ende ein gutes Gefühl. Für Leserinnen vonSophie Kinsella, Beth O'Leary oder Jojo Moyes

'Charming and relatable' SOPHIE COUSENS<BR>Totally relatable, totally uplifting, totally a must-read' TRACY BLOOM<BR>'Brilliantly funny and engaging' NICOLA GILL<BR>'The perfect escapist read' EMMA MURRAY<BR>'Hilarious, uplifting and relatable' JESSICA RYN<BR>'Fabulously funny... a perfect escapist read' ANNA BELL<BR>'Heartwarming, funny and completely relatable, I couldn't put it down!' LUCY VINE<BR><BR>It's time to shake things up a little...<BR><BR>Clare Bailey's life is perfect. Successful career, loving husband, two kids and a gorgeous townhouse. At least, that's how it looks from the outside.<BR><BR>In fact, she's never felt more invisible. Her boss barely remembers her name, her husband is distracted by his new TV job and her daughter has never found her more embarrassing!<BR><BR>But when she's given a chance to turn her life upside-down she wonders whether she should risk everything she loves for a life that's more than just 'perfect on paper'...?<BR><BR>Praise for Gillian Harvey:<BR><BR>'Just the escapism we need right now' EVENING STANDARD<BR><BR>'A perfect weekend read' GRAZIA<BR><BR>'Funny and uplifting' BELLA<BR><BR>'Made me laugh out loud so many times!' Lucy Vine<BR><BR>'Feel-good, funny, and very relatable' Anna Bell<BR><BR>'Funny and honest' Elizabeth Buchan

Click buy: a French chateau. Condition: 'may require improvement'' It seemed like a good idea. Selling everything we owned. Just Mark and me, swapping our tiny, little, terraced London home ' and the heartbreak of not being able to start a family ' for an entire chateau in the middle of France' It's everyone's dream. And now it's coming true for us. As I use the rusty key to open the big, creaking wooden door of the tumbledown fairytale chateau that's officially our new home, I wonder: what could possibly go wrong? Little do I know that the answer is going to be' 'everything'. I don't speak nearly as much French as I should yet, but I feel like there's no mistaking the villagers' hostility. Nor the look of shock on the builder's face when he sees the roof. Can our marriage survive this adventure? With all the tumbling masonry, will we? As the French sun blazes overhead, one thing's for sure: it's going to be a year to remember' A gorgeously escapist read from the bestselling author of A Year at the French Farmhouse and A Month in Provence. Perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Jo Thomas and Jennifer Bohnet. Readers are loving Gillian Harvey! A touching story about finding the strength you didn't know you had. Warm, funny and downright wonderful. I loved it Nicola Gill If you're planning to buy a ramshackle chateau in France and you enjoy engaging, highly readable fiction, this is the book for you. And if you have no chateau plans, you can still live the adrenalin-filled experience on every page of Gillian Harvey's latest novel!' Sue Teddern A heartwarming story of a couple restoring a French chateau with plenty of surprises along the way and some laugh out loud moments ' loved it! Catherine Cooper There's nothing like a book where the main character gets to change her life dramatically to get my attention!' Warm and wonderful Really relatable and lovely and made me want to jump right in' Definitely an uplifting, heartwarming, escapist novel to be read with a DO NOT DISTURB sign, because once you start that very first page, you are not going to want to put it down' Kim Nash As delightful as it is moving ' a true gem of a novel... enchanting, wise and wonderfully uplifting'Isabelle Broom Uplifting, feel-good and hilarious... for anyone who has ever had their heart broken. This is escapism at its best. Every page felt like I was on holiday with my best friends. Gillian has done it again!' Tim Ewins

Would you swap houses with a stranger?Nina has always played it safe. But when her divorce papers come through on her fortieth birthday she decides enough is enough.She's always chosen the sensible route, staying in her stable job and marrying her rather boring ex. In fact - she realises - she's chosen security over excitement for years. Ever since she refused to elope with her first love: beautiful, poetic, thoughtful Pierre, the man she met aged 17, on her French exchange. The only man who ever made her heart race.Maybe it's time to take a few risks?Impulsively she goes online and finds another kind of French exchange... a house-swap. She can't imagine what French businessman Jean-Luc wants with her terraced home in rural England, but she can't wait to stay in his beautiful, spacious, bougainvillea-strewn villa on the French riviera.She's not just there for the house though. She's decided to find the love she missed all those years ago. But will Pierre still be the man of her dreams after all this time?As two lives collide, will love bloom on the French riviera? A gorgeously escapist story for fans of The Holiday, from the bestselling author of A Year at the French Farmhouse.Readers love Gillian Harvey: 'Irresistible! Sparkles with warmth, wit and compassion. A treat from start to finish!' Nicola Gill, author'Wonderfully warm and enchanting... With empathy, insight, and humour... Will delight readers seeking their own escape.' Natalie Jenner, author

The BRAND NEW getaway read from INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Gillian Harvey Ten years. Two people. One last visit... Sophie and Tom first visited Paris together as students. During their weekend away in the world's most romantic city, falling in love - with the place, and each other - was simply inevitable. They resolved to return every summer and kept their word, until something happened that changed their world forever. Five years on, Sophie's travelling to Paris alone to meet Tom again in their special place, on the Pont du Carrousel at midnight. Because life has torn them apart. And now Sophie has something to tell Tom. Something that will change everything... The most heartbreaking, uplifting and powerful novel you'll read all year. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Kristin Hannah and The Notebook. Readers love Gillian Harvey: 'An uplifting, heartwarming, escapist novel to be read with a DO NOT DISTURB sign, because once you start that very first page, you are not going to want to put it down.' Kim Nash, author 'Gorgeously atmospheric and wise' Linda McEvoy, author 'I inhaled this gorgeous novel in two greedy sittings. Escapist, romantic and deliciously atmospheric.' Nicola Gill, author 'Just wonderful!... In one of the chapters, I cried my way through the whole of it... just so moving and meaningful... [But] this book is also funny and had me giggling and smiling at certain things that happen... This has been the perfect book, in the perfect setting, with perfect characters.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A joy... Honestly, I loved this story so much. It is filled with hope, and there are emotional moments as well.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gillian Harvey's books are the ultimate treat... Witty, emotional, endearing... Her books are everything!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐