The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me

A wonderfully witty and gorgeously romantic story of facing your fears and falling in love, for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes and Rosie Walsh. 
 
 Sally is an incredible singer, but nobody has ever heard her. The thought of singing in public fills her with dread. 
 
 But then something happens one summer which changes everything. 
 
No longer able to hide in the shadows, Sally must return home to London to fulfil a promise she cannot break - to share her voice. 
 
 But just when she's ready to start her new life, a beautiful man turns up on Sally's doorstep with a sheepish smile and a mysterious hand-written message. 
 
 How did he find her and why is he here? 
 
Does he hold the truth to what happened back in New York? 
 
And will she still have the courage to step into the spotlight? 
__________ 
 
 'We want to climb the highest mountain and shout about this book to the world. We laughed, we cried, we fell in love' Heat 
 
 'You'll be laughing one minute and crying the next; this book will stay with you' Lucy Diamond 
 
 'I flaming loved it. If you like cheering on heroines to meet their goals, find love and battle life into submission - you'll love this!' Milly Johnson

We want to climb the highest mountain and shout about this book to the world. We laughed, we cried, we fell in love - and we haven't stopped going on about it ever since!

Romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious

One of Britain's most talented rising stars

Charmingly fun with bags of romance and laughs

You'll be laughing one minute and crying the next; this book will stay with you like the most beautiful aria

Lucy Diamond, Sunday Times top 10 bestselling author

A charming, gorgeous tale of an ordinary woman with an extraordinary talent.  I flaming loved it. If you like cheering on heroines to reach their goals, find love and battle life into submission - you'll love this!

Milly Johnson, Sunday Times top 10 bestselling author

Definitely her best yet: A rollicking, rich,  romantic, roller-coaster of a novel with truly original characters and a plot that grips from start to finish

I have been raving about this book ever since I read it - hilarious, heartwarming and brilliantly original!

Lucy Robinson is the author of The Greatest Love Story of All Time, A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger and The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me. Lucy worked in theatre and then television documentaries before starting a blog for Marie Claire about her laughably unsuccessful foray into the world of online dating. She did not meet a man during this time but she did become a novelist: every cloud has a silver lining. She now lives in Bristol with her partner, The Man, whom she met when she took off to Buenos Aires to become a bohemian writer in 2010. 
 
 
Twitter: @Lucy_Robinson 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LucyRobinsonWriter 
Instagram: RobinsonWriter 
Website: www.lucy-robinson.co.uk

Sally is a woman of many (hidden) talents. 
 
She's been working as wardrobe mistress at the Royal Opera House, not telling a soul she's a damn good singer. But then, she's only able to sing if she's shut inside her wardrobe, where it's safe. 
 
But she made a promise to her cousin Fiona that she would audition for Opera School and for complicated reasons, she can't get out of it - even though she'd rather claw her own eyes out than sing in public. 
 
Sally has a lot to learn, but will she figure out that stage fright is about more than forgetting the words? And that perhaps her real problems lie very much closer to home?

A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger

Sometimes you fall in love when you least expect it . . . 
 
Charley has worked hard to create a perfect life - she has The Flat. The Job. The Wardrobe. 
 
Best of all, her boss has asked her out after seven years' hard flirting and a covert fumble in a mop cupboard. 
 
But then she breaks her leg in three places, watches her boss propose to someone else and is forced to hand over her job to her nasty deputy. Workaholic Charley thinks she will soon go mad. 
 
Dangerously bored and desperate for something to do, she discovers a talent for helping people who are talentless at internet dating. 
 
Then William arrives in her inbox and rocks her world. Helpless, she watches herself fall in love with him and discovers that perhaps she't not exactly who she thought she was. 
 
But is she brave enough to turn her back on her old life? And for a total stranger? 
 
Fans of Marian Keyes, Rosie Walsh and Sophie Kinsella will love this hilariously funny and gorgeously romantic story. 
 
Praise for Lucy Robinson 
 
'The new Marian Keyes . . . romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious' Cosmopolitan 
 
'We laughed, we cried, we fell in love' Heat 
 
'Fans of Marian Keyes will love Lucy Robinson's giggle-inducing humour and relatable characters' Glamour 
 
'You'll be laughing one minute and crying the next' Lucy Diamond

The new Marian Keyes . . . romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious

We laughed, we cried, we fell in love

One of Britain's most talented rising stars

Fans of Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern will love Lucy Robinson's giggle-inducing humour, relatable characters and her ability to tackle tough topics in the most engaging way

Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise

I couldn't put this book down: a fabulously original love story

Enthralling from the get-go and packed with an irresistible blend of brilliant characters, intriguing drama and a plot twist that will slam-dunk your brain into the middle of next week

You'll be laughing one minute and crying the next

Intriguing and uplifting - a real page-turner full of humour and mystery

As sad as it is funny, as it is psychologically thrilling . . . Totally satisfying. I could not put it down!

Charley Lambert has put considerable effort into achieving a perfect life. She has The Job. The Wardrobe. And The Flat. Her womanising, junk food-loving housemate Sam lowers the tone a bit but that aside, things are peachy. 
 
Then she breaks her leg in three places, watches her unrequited love propose to someone else and - worst of all - is forced to hand over her job to her nasty deputy while she recovers. Workaholic Charley fears that she will soon go mad. 
 
Desperate for something to do, she discovers her talent for helping the lovelorn online. And then William arrives in her inbox. Within hours of his first email, her world starts to change. Helpless, she watches herself fall in love with this man and begins to realise that she's not who she thought she was. 
 
But will Charley be brave enough to turn her back on her old life - all for a total stranger?

The Greatest Love Story of All Time

'The new Marian Keyes . . . romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious' Cosmopolitan 
 
Fran's turning 30 and life is good. 
 
She's somehow bagged herself a Very Posh Job and her outlandishly handsome and talented boyfriend Michael is taking her to the Ritz, with something that looks suspiciously like a ring box in his pocket. 
 
But by the end of the evening Fran is sobbing in bed with a bottle of cheap brandy and one of Michael's old socks. 
 
EVERYTHING has gone wrong and she doesn't know what to do. 
 
But then her friends come up with a plan, and so begins the greatest love story of all time . . . 
 
Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Rosie Walsh and Mhairi McFarlane will love this heartwarming, romantic and funny novel filled with twists and turns. 
 
 'An absolute must-read' Huffington Post 
 
'Refreshingly playful' Red 
 
'Many novels claim to be laugh-out-loud funny, but this debut actually is . . . Prepare for public-transport belly laughs' Glamour

The new Marian Keyes . . . romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious

Many novels claim to be laugh-out-loud funny, but this debut actually is . . . Prepare for public-transport belly laughs

Fans of Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern will love Lucy Robinson's giggle-inducing humour, relatable characters and her ability to tackle tough topics in the most engaging way. With a twist that will leave you speechless

Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise

A novel you'll be talking about for a very long time and an overwhelming accomplishment that cements Lucy Robinson's place amongst the very best in the business

I couldn't put this book down: a fabulously original love story

Intriguing and uplifting - a real page-turner full of humour and mystery

Charmingly fun with bags of romance and laughs

It's Fran's thirtieth birthday and things are good . . . 
 
She's bluffed her way into a Very Posh Job and her outlandishly handsome and talented boyfriend Michael is escorting her to the Ritz with a bulge the shape of a ring box in his pocket. 
 
But something has gone wrong. Very wrong. By the end of the evening Fran is howling in bed with a bottle of cheap brandy and one of Michael's old socks. 
 
In her quest to figure out why her life has suddenly gone down the pan, Fran comes up with a failsafe plan: live like a badger, stalk a stranger called Nellie and cancel her beloved Gin Thursdays in favour of drinking gin every night. But then Fran's friends force a very different plan on her and it's nowhere near as fun. How could eight dates possibly make her feel better? 
 
But eventually she agrees. And so begins the greatest love story of all time . . .

Lucy Robinson

What a book! Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise. Read it!

Lucy Diamond, Sunday Times top 10 bestselling author of The Year of Taking Chances

Lucy Robinson has managed to pull off a very rare thing: a novel that is as sad as it is funny, as it is psychologically thrilling... Totally satisfying. I could not put it down!

Katy Regan, bestselling author of How We Met

I couldn't put this book down: a fabulously original love story that swoops and twists and wraps you in its big-hearted, funny yet dark-edged world

Lucy Dillon, bestselling author of A Hundred Pieces of Me

Top notch, unforgettable women's fiction. The Day We Disappeared is a rare gem, a novel that haunts, inspires and captivates. The story took me completely by surprise. Its compulsive, funny, sad and shocking, and is the finest example of a romantic mystery you'll read all year

Victoria Fox, bestselling author of Power Games

Clear a space in your life for this awe-inspiring gem of a book. Seriously, you'll need a place for all the bits of shattered earth to land. Enthralling from the get-go and packed with an irresistible blend of brilliant characters, intriguing drama and a plot twist that will slam-dunk your brain into the middle of next week, this is a novel you'll be talking about for a very long time. It's an overwhelming accomplishment that cements Lucy Robinson's place amongst the very best in the business. Please, please read it

Isabelle Broom, Books Editor Heat magazine

Intriguing and uplifting - a real page-turner full of humour and mystery, with a pair of heroines you'll welcome into your heart

We love a book with a twist and this doesn't disappoint

A real page turner, with an unexpected twist

Brilliant story about love, secrets and lies

An easy, relaxing read, perfect for a sunny afternoon

Fans of Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern will love Lucy Robinson's giggle-inducing humour, relatable characters and her ability to tackle tough topics in the most engaging way. With a twist that will leave you speechless, The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson is a must

Annie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. It's a heart-breaking secret she wishes she didn't have - yet Annie isn't broken, not quite yet. Especially now there's someone who seems determined to fix her. 
 Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? It's proving difficult to reinvent herself, however, with one person always on her mind. 
Scratch beneath the surface and nobody is really who they seem. Even Annie and Kate aren't entirely sure who they are any more.

Lucy Robinson

Praise for The Day We Disappeared

What a book! Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise. Read it!

We want to climb the highest mountain and shout about this book to the world. We laughed, we cried, we fell in love - and we haven't stopped going on about it ever since!

Lucy Robinson has managed to pull off a very rare thing: a novel that is as sad as it is funny, as it is psychologically thrilling... Totally satisfying. I could not put it down!

What a book! Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise. Read it!

We want to climb the highest mountain and shout about this book to the world. We laughed, we cried, we fell in love - and we haven't stopped going on about it ever since!

Lucy Robinson has managed to pull off a very rare thing: a novel that is as sad as it is funny, as it is psychologically thrilling... Totally satisfying. I could not put it down!

What a book! Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise. Read it!

We want to climb the highest mountain and shout about this book to the world. We laughed, we cried, we fell in love - and we haven't stopped going on about it ever since!

Lucy Robinson has managed to pull off a very rare thing: a novel that is as sad as it is funny, as it is psychologically thrilling... Totally satisfying. I could not put it down!

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