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The funny, uplifting novel from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestseller

Fern has the voice of an angel but as an underpaid barmaid and pub singer, she's going nowhere fast. Then she enters the TV talent show Fame Game and this could be her big break. But then, things are never that simple.

Evan David's exquisite tones have enthralled opera buffs throughout the world. Everyone around him panders to his every need but what he really needs now is a break - from everything.

Two worlds collide when Fern becomes Evan's assistant and neither is prepared for the dramatic effect they have on each other. Something happens when they're together, and it's more than just music . . .

Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews:

'A gorgeous novel that will delight'

KATIE FFORDE

'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic'

MILLY JOHNSON

'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope'

CATHY BRAMLEY

'An irresistibly warm-hearted story'

TRISHA ASHLEY

'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed'

SARAH MORGAN

'The queen of funny, feel good fiction'

MIKE GAYLE

“It makes you laugh one minute and cry the next”

Matthews is one of the few writers who can rival Marian Keyes's gift for telling heart-warming tales with buckets of charm and laughs Daily Record
Witty, funny and incredibly touching Heat
They get better every time Observer
Prima

Carole Matthews is the Sunday Times bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the top ten bestsellers The Cake Shop in the Garden, A Cottage by the Sea, Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses, Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights, Million Love Songs and Happiness for Beginners. In 2015, Carole was awarded the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award. Her novels dazzle and delight readers all over the world and she is published in more than thirty countries.

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The funny, uplifting novel from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestseller Fern has the voice of an angel but as an underpaid barmaid and pub singer, she's going nowhere fast. Then she enters the TV talent show Fame Game and this could be her big break. But then, things are never that simple.Evan David's exquisite tones have enthralled opera buffs throughout the world. Everyone around him panders to his every need but what he really needs now is a break - from everything.Two worlds collide when Fern becomes Evan's assistant and neither is prepared for the dramatic effect they have on each other. Something happens when they're together, and it's more than just music . . . Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews: 'A gorgeous novel that will delight' KATIE FFORDE 'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic' MILLY JOHNSON 'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY 'An irresistibly warm-hearted story' TRISHA ASHLEY 'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed' SARAH MORGAN 'The queen of funny, feel good fiction' MIKE GAYLE

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