Gibt es einen falschen Zeitpunkt für den Richtigen?
Emma träumt von der Liebe, aber als sie von ihrem langjährigen Problemfreund Ned schwanger wird, erkennt sie, dass man mit ihm lieber keine Familie gründen sollte. Also hakt sie den Traum vom Glück zu dritt ab. Ausgerechnet jetzt läuft ihr der Mann ihres Lebens über den Weg. Dumm nur, dass der eine andere heiraten will. Und sie das Kind eines anderen erwartet. Und ihren Job verloren und eine dysfunktionale Familie hat. Sie kann sich jetzt nicht auch noch um Liebe kümmern. Aber wie soll man Leben schenken, wenn man selbst gerade das Gefühl hat, dass es einem genommen wird? Und der Termin der Geburt rückt näher, ob es ihr gefällt oder nicht, und wenn alles schiefläuft, hat man Träume doch am Allernötigsten...
'Smart, witty and bursting with joie de vivre' WENDY HOLDENRomantic comedy with heart, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk and Mhairi McFarlane. Jess, a 29-year-old Londoner with a Kate Beckett fringe and a tendency for dramatics, gets taken on a surprise trip by her long-term boyfriend, Pete, to attend her best friend’s last-minute wedding in South Africa. Jess imagines sun, sand, wine and safaris. And returning to London with an ethically mined diamond on her left hand... But this holiday isn’t set to be quite the fairy tale Jess has planned... Suddenly she finds her world tilting on its axis, and things are only set to get worse when Jess returns home… Catherine Bennetto is back with her trademark wit and an equally hilarious cast of characters who will have you rooting for them from the first page. 'Eloquent and heartfelt - seamlessly ensuring that the laughter and the lump-in-the-throat moments follow hot on each other's heels - another sure-fire hit' PENNY PARKES 'Warm and witty, heart-breaking and heart-warming, an emotional roller coaster of a read' ANNA BELL, author of It Started with a Tweet *~* Praise for How Not to Fall in Love, Actually *~* 'A phenomenal cast of characters and some real laugh out loud moments. Brilliant!' Heidi Swain ‘This superb debut is a romcom at its very best and the perfect book to chase away the winter blues. I haven’t fallen so in love with a bunch of characters in a long while. Loved it' Sun ‘A charming, feel-good gem of a debut novel that’s guaranteed to leave you smiling… An honest narrative and a fresh voice to tell it… a great way to spend a lazy afternoon' CultureFly 'More bubbly than a big glass of champers and just as fun. How Not To Fall In Love, Actually is bright, breezy, and the perfect way to beat back the winter blues' Georgia Clark, author of The Regulars
Emma has a job in television which is distinctly less glamourous and exciting than it sounds. She's managed to claw her way up the ranks from Tea-Maker and Rubbish-Collector to 2nd Assistant Director (heavy on the 'assistant'. Even heavier on the '2nd'). So when she finds she's accidentally very pregnant and at the same time accidentally very sacked (well, less accidentally: she did tell her boss to stick his job up his bum), she knows things are going to have to change. Luckily she's also accidentally the heir to a lovely cottage in Wimbledon, with a crazy Doberman-owning octogenarian as a neighbour and a rather sexy boy as an accidental tenant. But this baby is coming whether she likes it or not, and she needs to become the sort of person who can look after herself let alone another human being - and quickly.
