Jo Platt Knihy

Když třicetiletou Rosalind zanechá její snoubenec zvaný Potkan bez vysvětlení před oltářem, zdá se jí, že život pro ni skončil. Zanedbávání práce se u Ros brzy zvrhne v nonstop sólo alkoholový večírek. Ani sprchovat se jí už nechce tak pravidelně, jak by si představovala její matka. A taky Rosiny oblíbené tepláky jí přijdou už dost okoukané. Ros se zkrátka do smutku umí položit se vším všudy. Teprve nové prostředí St Albans, kam se Ros přestěhuje z Londýna, by pro ni mohlo být místem pro nový život. Jako spolumajitelka knihkupectví Kapitoly se snaží začít znovu. Notně ji podporují i její kolegové, v životě neméně nesmělí. Andrew je dostatečně intelektuální i dostatečně nepřístupný, Georgina je zase až příliš rozkošná a až příliš laskavá a volnomyšlenkářská šarmantní penzistka Joan zbožňuje amatérské divadlo a občas se taky ráda svlékne na veřejnosti. Proč nebýt sám sebou, no ne? Když má ale Ros konečně pocit, že by se život mohl začít zlepšovat, její nadmíru zarostlý soused Daniel zaklepe na dveře s obrovskou kyticí, nervózním výrazem a dost smutnými novinkami…

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.

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.  

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...

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.