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The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness

Laura Kemp author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Published:22nd Feb '18

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'Witty, Warm, and Wonderful. I loved it!' Milly Johnson

Sometimes all it takes to make the world a better place is a small act of kindness...

'A truly wonderful and heartwarming read' Heidi Swain


'I loved it' Clare Mackintosh


The perfect feel-good read for fans of Milly Johnson, Lucy Diamond and Jenny Colgan

When Ceri Price arrives in the small seaside village in West Wales, she only means to stay for a couple of nights - long enough to scatter her mother's ashes, and then go back to her life as a successful make-up entrepreneur.

But when a case of mistaken identities means she lands a job as the barmaid in the local pub, she unexpectedly finds friendship, and perhaps a chance at love.

But when the plans for a new housing estate put the local woodland under threat, she fears the way of life here could disappear.

Then mysterious acts of kindness start springing up around the village - a string of bunting adorns the streets, a new village signpost appears out of nowhere and someone provides paint to spruce up the houses on the seafront. Who is behind these acts of kindness and can they help in the race to save the village from the faceless developers...?

Welcome to the Village of Love. Where friendship flourishes and love blossoms...

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Readers are loving this gorgeously feel-good uplifting novel:

'An absolute joy. Five stars' Isabelle Broom, Heat

'Heartwarming, wise, funny and romantic...this is a delight' Rachael Lucas, bestselling author of Wildflower Bay


'A truly wonderful and heartwarming read' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair

'I absolutely loved it!' Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Cafe

'A perfect feel-good read that will lift your spirits no end' The Sun

'An adorable life-affirming book' Rowan Coleman

'This wonderfully warm, funny and inspirational story from Laura Kemp will have you cheering from first page to last. It's the kind of book that rekindles your hope in good things. I loved it!' Miranda Dickinson

'I have completely and utterly fallen in love with this...

Warm, witty, Welsh and wonderful * Milly Johnson, author of The Queen of Wishful Thinking *
A truly wonderful and heartwarming read -- HEIDI SWAIN
Heartwarming, wise, funny and romantic...this is a delight -- RACHAEL LUCAS
I loved it -- Clare Mackintosh
Gorgeous from start to finish - if this doesn't warm your heart I don't know what will! -- HOLLY HEPBURN, author of A YEAR AT THE STAR AND SIXPENCE
A lovely, warm, uplifting read...loved it -- CLARE SWATMAN, author of Before You Go
Warm, uplifting and refreshingly original. I absolutely loved it! -- Cathy Bramley
A perfect feel-good read that will lift your spirits no end. * The Sun *
Utterly beautiful. I am spellbound -- Anne Cater, blogger at Random Things Through My Letterbox
An adorable life-affirming book -- Rowan Coleman
This wonderfully warm, funny and inspirational story from Laura Kemp will have you cheering from first page to last. It's the kind of book that rekindles your hope in good things. I loved it! -- Miranda Dickinson

Praise for Laura Kemp's warm, feel-good reads:

Witty, warm and wise with the funniest one-liners - totally loved every page. Laura Kemp delivers another winner

-- MILLY JOHNSON
Warm, funny, sweet *and* spicy, what a fab read -- LUCY DIAMOND
A warm-hearted, laugh-out-loud story of the things we do (or don't do) in pursuit of love. Sexy, witty and wise, with moments that will steal your heart -- MIRANDA DICKINSON
Gorgeous! Funny, clever, romantic and real, it's brilliant -- RACHAEL LUCAS
Fun but with real heart * FABULOUS MAGAZINE *
Warm, witty, Welsh and wonderful * Milly Johnson, author of The Queen of Wishful Thinking *

ISBN: 9781409174837

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 28mm

Weight: 280g

400 pages