A beautiful house boat on the Thames. The chance to fulfil her dreams. A life adventure awaits... from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Katie Fforde.

A beautiful Chelsea town house. A chance to fulfil her dreams. A life adventure awaits...

'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce 'A force to be reckoned with for her uplifting tales of romance' Daily Express 'Top-drawer romantic escapism.' Daily Mail 'Warm, brilliant and full of love.' Heat

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It's 1968 and it's cold when Felicity arrives in London to stay with her mother, improve her English, do a secretarial course - and meet a suitable man.

She is already missing her home in Provence and her father and his new wife and their extended family. But it's only for a year she tells herself - and then she can go back to France and do what she really wants and become a painter.

And then she bumps into Oliver who is quite the most interesting young man she has ever met. He lives on a barge for one thing and has a collection of jobs, but his passion is looking for hidden treasures along the shores of the river Thames.

In a word, he's a mudlarker - and before long Felicity is mudlarking too. She is also pursuing her dreams and painting scenery for Oliver's actor friends.

But is Oliver a Suitable Man of whom her mother will approve? Felicity knows she will not ...

Love, tangled relationships, and a real life adventure lie at the heart of Katie Fforde's heart-warming new novel.

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Praise for Katie Fforde . . .

'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce 'A force to be reckoned with for her uplifting tales of romance.' Daily Express 'Top-drawer romantic escapism.' Daily Mail 'Warm, brilliant and full of love.' Heat