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Katie Fforde on Summer of Love

Bestselling author Katie Fforde reveals how far she’ll go to research her characters, including taking on a terrifying Ray Mears survival course

01 November 2015
Summer of Love

  • Summer of Love

  • A wonderfully romantic novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer, A Summer at Sea and A Wedding in the Country.

    'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ PEARCE
    'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER
    'Katie Fforde is on sparkling form' INDEPENDENT
    'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL
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    Who knows what might happen in a summer of love?

    Sian Bishop has left the hustle and bustle of the city behind and has thrown herself into a new life in the country.

    With her young son, her picture-postcard garden and her small thriving business, she's happy and very busy. She is not - repeat not - looking for love.

    And then, one glorious summer evening, Gus Beresford arrives.

    One-time explorer, full-time heart-breaker, Gus is ridiculously exciting, wonderfully glamorous - and, Sian tells herself, completely wrong for a romantically cautious single woman like her.

    But she and Gus have met before. And, despite Sian's best intentions, it isn't long before she's falling for him all over again...
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    Everyone loves Katie Fforde's work . . .

    'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red
    'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat
    'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times
    'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer
    'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream... delightful' The Lady
    'Deliciously enjoyable' Woman and Home
    'Uplifting and delightful' Hot Brands Cool Places

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Katie Fforde

Katie Fforde lives in the beautiful Cotswold countryside with her family, and is a true country girl at heart. Each of her books explores a different profession or background and her research has helped her bring these to life. She’s been a porter in an auction house, tried her hand at pottery, refurbished furniture, delved behind the scenes of a dating website, and she's even been on a Ray Mears survival course. She loves being a writer; to her there isn’t a more satisfying and pleasing thing to do. She particularly enjoys writing love stories. She believes falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories. To find out more about Katie Fforde step into her world at www.katiefforde.com, visit her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @KatieFforde.

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A Wedding in the Country by Katie Fforde

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