The Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy Dillon

She is finding it hard to gain the girls' trust and get them to like her. (LO)Īnna is newly married to Phil who has three children, who have not made the transition easy for Anna. I also like that there was a little bit of unpredictability in the ending. I liked the layout of the novel, that we got a glimpse into Gina's past in each chapter and a full picture of who she was built up gradually. She was a wonderful character with plenty of spirit and appeal. We never did get to see Gina choose her one hundred things, and although I appreciate that instead she decided to make one hundred moments to remember, I was a little disappointed that the original idea didn't fully play out. But as she finds it so difficult to let go of her past, will she be able to embrace her future? I loved the idea of choosing one hundred special things to keep and letting go of all the clutter in your life. Gina has survived cancer - she is confident she can get through this. When she and her husband separate, she decides it's time to start again, and she is going to choose one hundred things that are important to her to bring with her into her new life, and let go of the rest. A job which makes her privy to the lives and secrets of everyone whose animals she s caring for.LUCY DILLON A Hundred Pieces of Me (2014) Especially when it leads to her walking dogs for a few other locals too, including a spaniel, Damson, who belongs to a very attractive man…īefore she knows it, Juliet realises she has somehow become the town s unofficial pet sitter. But then she insists Juliet look after her elderly Labrador and it becomes apparent that Coco the dog might actually be the one who can rescue her daughter. From her family, from her life, but most of all from the fact that Ben s not around anymore. And they and their dogs learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love… But is a fridge raiding, sofa stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they’re looking for? As the new owners’ paths cross on the town’s dog walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny’s marriage hasn’t been easy since they started trying for a baby. She’s nearly at the end of her tether until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor…

The kids are in love, but she’s the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. Zoe’s ex husband has given their children a puppy. But since her life has collapsed she’s not sure she can deal with any more lost souls. Rachel’s aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennels. When the abandoned strays from a local dogs’ home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing.

The Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy Dillon