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From London With Love

byKatie Fforde, Emma Handy (Read by)
Brought to you by Penguin.

The uplifting and escapist new romcom and perfect holiday read for summer from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Island in the Sun and One Enchanted Evening.


In a city full of dreams, will she find her own…?

It’s 1968 and it’s cold when Felicity arrives in London to stay with her mother, improve her English - and meet a suitable man.

She is already missing her home in Provence and her father, his new wife and their extended family. But she’s only in London for a year she tells herself - and then she can go back to France and do what she really wants and become a painter.

But then she bumps into Oliver who, she thinks, is the most interesting man she has ever met. He lives on a barge for one thing and has a collection of jobs, but his passion is looking for hidden treasures along the shores of the river Thames.

In a word, he’s a mudlarker - and before long Felicity is mudlarking too. She’s also pursuing her dreams and painting scenery for Oliver’s actor friends.

But is Oliver a ‘Suitable Man’ of whom her mother will approve? Felicity doesn’t think so …

Warm, witty, and uplifting, get ready to fall in love with Katie Fforde’s heart-warming new romantic novel.

'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird

'Top-drawer romantic escapism.' Daily Mail

'Warm, brilliant and full of love.' Heat

© Katie Fforde 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
Warm, wise, witty and with a wonderful retro flavour, From London With Love is a trip to the city you won’t want to miss!
Lancashire Post

About 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.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781804953532
  • Length: 589 minutes
  • Price: £14.00
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