Penguin Books Ltd Hello, Stranger

An uplifting and big-hearted love story, perfect for fans of One Day and You Are Here by David Nicholls'TOTALLY UNPUTDOWNABLE' 5* Reader review'HAVE YOUR TISSUES READY' 5* Reader review'THE ENDING WAS PERFECT' 5* Reader review'Clever, poignant, and satisfying' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde'An eminently real and relatable love story . . . Lucy and Jamie had me at Hello' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman'Heartbreakingly tender & poignant.It kept me guessing & hoping until the last page' Sophie Claire, author of A Winter's Dream_______ONE YEAR AGOThe moment they meet, Lucy and Jamie know they’ve found someone special.Opposites attract – so their chemistry is instant. And by the time a blind date breakfast has become late-night shots in a bar, they’re both certain: this is forever. TODAY Until now, they’ve loved the things that make them different.Lucy’s wildness brings out Jamie’s protective side; his love for home helps her feel grounded.They never expected to agree on everything. But when something happens that rips Lucy and Jamie down the middle, the question is: will they come back stronger? Or is this happy ever after not forever after all . . . ?_______‘Clever, poignant, and satisfying’Katie Fforde‘Poignant, profound.Heartbreaking and heart-warming’Woman‘Heart-warming, lovely and thought-provoking’Hello!‘A heartbreaking and heartwarming read’Woman’s Weekly'Perfectly captures the pleasure, pain and poignancy of being human' Julietta HendersonPraise for Rachel Marks:'A total delight.Beautifully observed, painfully funny and profoundly moving, it's a wise and wonderful story of hope and love.I adored it!' Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author'A delightful, heart-warming read.The characters feel so real... I'm sure I must know them somehow!' Sophie Cousens, author of the New York Times bestseller This Time Next Year'Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions - hope, fear, love, despair and - ultimately - joy' Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project'Unpredictable and satisfying' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author'As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob' Cressida McLaughlin 'Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect!' Rosie Goodwin, Sunday Times bestselling author