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Jo Platt

    1. január 1968
    Jo Platt
    The Ex Next Door
    Working It Out
    It Was You
    Finding Felix
    You Are Loved
    Život hore nohami
    • „... perfektné miesto, perfektné šaty, perfektné kvety, stoosem hostí – a jeden úplne dokonalý Potkan.“ Tridsaťročná Rosalind Shawová, ktorú jej snúbenec bez vysvetlenia zanechal pred oltárom, podľa očakávania upadne do dlhotrvajúcej depresie. Tá ju núti sledovať priveľké množstvo televíznych programov počas dňa, popíjať a zanedbávať prácu. Ani sprchovať sa jej už nechce tak pravidelne, ako by si to želala jej matka, najradšej chodí v teplákoch a obrovských sandáloch kristuskách. Po niekoľkých mesiacoch v znamení alkoholu a slabej hygieny sa Ros presťahuje z Londýna do St. Albansu a začne nový život ako spolumajiteľka kníhkupectva s názvom Chapters. K jej spolupracovníkom patrí intelektuálny a veľmi neprístupný Andrew, láskavá a skvostná Georgina a voľnomyšlienkarská šarmantná penzistka Joan, ktorá obľubuje amatérske divadlo a verejné obnažovanie. Práve keď Ros pociťuje, že život by sa mohol začať pomaly zlepšovať, jej nadmieru zarastený sused Daniel zaklope na dvere s kyticou kvetov, nervóznym úškrnom a dosť smutnými novinkami.

      Život hore nohami
    • Sometimes, life needs a rewrite... Author Grace Waterhouse has hit rock bottom. Her ex-husband has just had a baby with his new partner and her latest novel is... well, the less said the better. Desperate for distraction, Grace impulsively takes on a friend's cleaning job, parachuting herself into a new social circle including an eccentric OAP, a heartbroken twenty-something and one James Brooke, an enigmatic lawyer with an unblinking stare. Add to this mix an anxious literary agent, a hairdresser who doesn't mince words and a newly repentant ex-husband, and Grace's career break proves to be more breathless than breather. They say that all you need is love - but what if that's the one thing you haven't got? The heart-warming, funny and unputdownable new novel from bestseller Jo Platt is perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Anna Bell and Joanna Bolouri.

      You Are Loved
    • A family wedding. A fake boyfriend. A recipe for disaster! Singleton Dot Riley’s grandmother, Nanny Flo, is on her deathbed, surrounded by family and distraught at the thought of Dot being all alone in the world.  Desperate to make Flo’s final moments happy ones, Dot invents a boyfriend – plumping in panic for her childhood friend, Felix, a firm favourite of Flo, but whom Dot hasn’t actually seen for 15 years.But when Flo makes an unexpected recovery a few weeks before a family wedding, Dot is faced with a dilemma.  Should she tell her frail grandmother that she lied and risk causing heartache and a relapse?  Or should she find Felix and take him to the wedding?Dot opts for finding Felix.  But it’s not long before she discovers that finding him is the easy bit: liking him is the real challenge.  

      Finding Felix
    • Alice Waites has been happily single for almost two years. When her close friends in The Short Book Group gently question her current distinct lack of interest in men, she accepts that maybe it is time to deal with the past and open herself up to new possibilities. Oh yes, the time has come to go dating again. However, things soon unravel for Alice as she uncovers the secret heartache and hopes of those around her. And her most surprising discovery is the life-changing truth which she has kept hidden, even from herself...

      It Was You
    • When her love life crashed down around her, Edie turned to work for solace. But things go downhill with the departure of her work wife, Ruby, and the arrival of new guy Cameron -- a chauvinist, a womaniser and the very opposite of a team player. But is Cameron the bad guy he seems to be? When a best-forgotten ex decides to get back in touch, Edie's work life, love life and home life are on a collision course. Exactly what she will be able to salvage from the twisted wreckage, is anybody's guess.

      Working It Out