Product Description

With the bookshop where she works about to close, Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organize a literary festival deep in the heart of the English countryside. But her initial excitement is rapidly followed by a mounting sense of panic when reality sinks in and she realizes just how much work is involved - especially when an innocent mistake leads the festival committee to mistakenly believe that Laura is a personal friend of the author at the top of their wish-list. Laura might have been secretly infatuated with the infamous Dermot Flynn ever since she studied him at university, but traveling to Ireland to persuade the notorious recluse to come out of hiding is another matter. Determined to rise to the challenge she sets off to meet her literary hero. But all too soon she's confronted with more than she bargained for - Dermot the man is maddening, temperamental and up to his ears in a nasty case of writer's block. But he's also infuriatingly attractive - and, apparently, out to add Laura to his list of conquests...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3159 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

From the Inside Flap
With the bookshop where she works about to close, Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival deep in the heart of the English countryside. But her initial excitement is rapidly followed by a mounting sense of panic when reality sinks in and she realises just how much work is involved - especially when an innocent mistake leads the festival committee to mistakenly believe that Laura is a personal friend of the author at the top of their wish-list. Laura might have been secretly infatuated with the infamous Dermot Flynn ever since she studied him at university, but travelling to Ireland to persuade the notorious recluse to come out of hiding is another matter.

Determined to rise to the challenge she sets off to meet her literary hero. But all too soon she’s confronted with more than she bargained for – Dermot the man is maddening, temperamental and up to his ears in a nasty case of writer’s block. But he’s also infuriatingly attractive – and, apparently, out to add Laura to his list of conquests …

From the Back Cover
Praise for Katie Fforde

'A sweet a breezy read - the ideal accompaniment to a long summer's evening' Daily Mail

'A heart-warming tale of female friendship, fizzing with Fforde's distinctive brand of humour' Sunday Express

'A funny, fresh and lively read' heat

'A fairytale-like, gently witty read ... Heart-warming - made for sunny days in the park' Cosmopolitan

'Delicious ... gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times

'Top drawer romantic escapism' You

'A witty and generous romance ...

About the Author
Katie Fforde lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and some of her three children. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit. She is the author of fourteen previous bestsellers.

Customer Reviews

Great summer read
Laura is about to lose her job in a bookshop but new opportunities are opening up for her and she is asked to help organise a literary and music festival. Laura doesn't have too much confidence in her own abilities though she soon finds out her confidence grows from doing new things.

The book has a fascinating background and there are some marvellous scenes between rival authors. I loved Eleanor, Ferrari driving and flamboyant dressing literary agent to reclusive author Dermot Flynn. Laura is tasked with visiting Dermot in Ireland and persuading him to attend the festival.

I loved this book with its amusing dialogue, memorable characters and interesting background. Yes it is escapist reading but it is in a class of its own. In previous books by this author I found there was just too large a proportion of dialogue to narrative, but in this book there is a much better balance. Katie Fforde's many fans will adore this book in which she is very much on form.

Such a dissapointment
I waited with great anticipation for the new book from Katie Fforde, having loved the way she can pull you into a story, so that you are unable to put the book down until it is finished. Love Letters, was such a dissapointment, the story was none existant, I just wished that I could read faster so the book would be done. To be honest I had lost the will to live half way through. I did finish the book I am not sure why, maybe in the hope it would get better. Unfortunately it did not. For anyone who has not read any Katie Fforde books, I would not recommend this one to begin with.

Tedious
I agree with some of the other reviews. This book is too tedious for words. In fact, it's been a real effort to bother reading to the end. The plot isn't bad at all, but the characters are weak and I was left with the overall impression that this novel was a rush job in order to make a fast buck. I've read all of Katie Fforde's books but this will sadly be the last. Things started to go downhill with "The Wedding Season", but having enjoyed all the others I thought it was a bad one-off. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case.