'Brimming with all the ingredients for the best of novels: love, community spirit, family, friendship and four-legged friends.' Milly Johnson 'Heartwarming and full of hope. Lucy Dillon brings warmth to every page' Sarah Morgan After the storm it's time for a fresh start . . . First, the clouds... Tara Hunter is a therapist on a mission to restore Longhampton's community spirit after catastrophic flooding. But with her boyfriend AWOL, her family fragmented, and only a cat for company, Tara's own life is crumbling. Then the storm... On top of everything, Tara's father - last seen as he walked out on her when she was ten years old - is suddenly back, with a surprising offer that could change everything. And after the rain... Dr David Dalloway is Longhampton Wellness Centre's new star counsellor. He's charming, caring and has a knack for reading people's minds - which is the last thing Tara needs right now. Will having David and her dad around make for a bigger storm on the horizon? Or is this Tara's chance for a fresh start? 'Beautifully written with humour and insight' Katie Fforde ------- Readers love After the Rain: 'I enjoyed this book immensely... Her characters are people you want to spend time with' ***** 'This really tugs on your heartstrings' ***** 'This book is a joy to escape into.' ***** 'I have to confess I look forward to a new Lucy Dillion book every year, I get into a hot bubble bath, apply a face back and settle in for a good cosy read... and I was not disappointed with this year's offering...' ***** 'This is a book that becomes a friend and you never want it to end because you know you will miss their company.' *****
... ill feelings stemming from my childhood and hush them so they wouldn't be a distraction in my present-day life. I thought I'd put those issues to rest. So to have them rush back into my memory and take over my entire day made 45.
The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life…
Basis of the popular anime series, After the Rain is a story about friendship and rediscovering your passion.
Akira’s feelings toward her boss grow more intense, and Kondo, in the face of such unwavering attention, finds that emotions he thought he’d lost long ago are welling up once again, and he meets up with an old college classmate.
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a deeply emotional contemporary romance about the second chances waiting beyond the shattered dreams of youth.
Akira heads out, hand-made scarf and umbrella in hand. “I’m sure it’ll clear up soon.” So many seasons have passed since the day Akira and Kondo met. In this final volume, what will the two of them write in the clearing sky…?
Here is a new collection of twelve absorbing, deeply compassionate tales that reveal the subtle revenges of love and indifference, the deep wells of affection, and the strange, breathtaking tricks of chance that make up the texture of our ...
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Truce! They find a way to save the water and discover that it is more fun to play together. After the Rain puts a new twist on the rainy-day picture book about sharing and learning to work together.
Suzanne Paris may have found the perfect town to settle down in, but a dark threat from her past is preventing her from firmly putting down her roots. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.