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- Publisher : Macmillan; Main Market edition (28 April 2022)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 464 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1529022851
- ISBN-13 : 978-1529022858
- Reading age : 18 years and up
In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .
Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and feeling lost and lonely she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company.
But Liv soon discovers she isn’t the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone, hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change…
Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around and make it worth living again.
Book Review
One Good Thing is a lovely, heart-warming book.
I read this book in one day as I felt uplifted reading this. Even though it has difficult themes running through including divorce, death, dementia, grief and affairs it was also full of warmth and humour.
Liv Brooks is in shock after her husband of 10 years left her for a younger woman. Leaving her teaching career and London she sets off for the Yorkshire Dales.
On arrival to a cottage which needs a lot of love and restoration Liv feels distraught and lost. She decides to adopt an old dog from a local shelter and soon discovers he helps not only herself but other people she meets. Harry is her one good thing.
I loved Liv and her determination to start again in a positive way. The other characters are written well and I enjoyed how they all supported each other. I really liked Valentine and his love of dancing. Maya develops throughout this book from a sullen, sulky teenager to a kind and determined young adult.
I loved this story.
Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK, including Me and Mr Darcy. These titles have sold in twenty-two territories and achieved worldwide sales of more than one million copies (making the bestseller charts in the UK, US, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Serbia).
Yorkshire born and raised, Alex currently lives in South-West London with Mr California and their Bosnian rescue dog and when she’s not spending time writing or travelling, she’s spending far too much time on Instagram being reminded that she should be exercising regularly, drinking enough water, practising mindfulness and feeling blessed.
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