Internationally bestselling author Harriet Evans gives readers the
perfect girly read (Cosmopolitan, UK) in this fun, bittersweet, and
irresistibly surprising journey of fresh starts and first loves.
Twelve years in bustling London have left Tess Tennant dumped by her
boyfriend, out of work, and miserable. Still, maybe taking a new job as
a classics professor at the tiny college in her picture-perfect hometown
in the English countryside was a bit drastic. Langford's stone cottages,
quaint shops, and lifelong locals feel even smaller than she remembered,
but at least Tess has Adam, her best and oldest friend. On a spontaneous
birthday adventure back to the city, though, their painful and
heartbreaking past forces them into an angry confrontation.
Tess escapes to Rome on a class trip and falls unexpectedly into the
arms of Peter, a charming American journalist . . . until a tragedy cuts
her vacation short. Back home and alone, Tess must slowly unravel her
feelings about her secretive best friend, the romantic new lover she
barely knows, and the independent woman she really wants to be.