The Summer of Living Dangerously

The Summer of Living Dangerously

by JulieCohen (Author)

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick Dear Thing, and Where Love Lies, a heartbreaking and life-affirming story about facing up to your past and finding out what - and who - you really want...Alice Woodstock has her life under control. She's successful and she's happy - as long as she continues to ignore the hurt from her past. But when said past walks back into her life in the shape of Leo - the man she married too young, ran away to Paris with and who ultimately broke her heart - Alice is desperate for an escape route. She finds the perfect thing - a new job as a tour guide in a Regency stately home. But as she immerses herself in acting out the stories of the house, Alice begins to see parallels with her own life, forcing her to confront her feelings about what she wants and, finally, live in the real world.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 01 Mar 2012

ISBN 10: 0755350650
ISBN 13: 9780755350650
Book Overview: Heartbreaking, witty and deliciously romantic, Julie Cohen is back with her fabulous new novel. Perfect for fans of Harriet Evans and Jill Mansell

Author Bio
Julie Cohen studied at Brown University, earning a summa cum laude degree with honours in English. She moved to the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Reading and this was followed by a career teaching English at secondary level. She has written twenty books, including the Richard and Judy Book Club pick Dear Thing. She lives with her husband, a guitar tech for rock bands, and their son in Berkshire, where she writes full time.