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Win proof copies of Katie Fforde's A Cottage in the Country!

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Bloomsbury Publishing is delighted to be offering 10 book groups the chance to win 10 proof copies of Katie Fforde’s latest book, A Cottage in the Country.

She’s found her dream home but can she make her dreams a reality?

Hattie finds other people their dream homes for a living.

Surely she, of all people, has the connections and the knowledge to find her own forever home? Instead, she baffles those closest to her by choosing to pack up and move every few months from one housesitting job to the next.

Of course, that’s because she knows where she wants to live. It’s a beautiful house owned by a lovely old woman who’d simply love for Hattie to have it.

But nothing is ever that simple.

There’s Clive who refuses to listen to his great-aunt’s wishes about her house. There’s Luke, Hattie’s oldest friend, who just wants to see her happy. And there’s Hattie herself. It might take a difficult client, an awkward teenager and a couple of dogs to help her see what really makes a house a home.

Readers love Katie Fforde…
‘Never fails to bring a smile to my face’ *
‘Full of drama, fun and romance’ *
‘Total delightful escapism’ *
‘Transports you to a new place’ *

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