The Real Thing" is a sparkling romantic comedy about not being quite able to let go of the past from bestselling author of "A Rural Affair" & "A Crowded Marriage" Catherine Alliott. Every girls got one
- that old boyfriend they never quite fell out of love with... Tessa Hamiltons thirty with a lovely husband & home two adorable kids & not a care in the world. Sure her husband ogles the nanny more than she should allow. & keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time occupation. But shes settled & happy. No seven-year itch for Tessa. Except at the back of her mind is Patrick Cameron. Gorgeous moody rebellious hes the boy she met when she was seventeen. The boy her vicar father told her she couldnt see & who left to go to Italy to paint. The boy shes not heard from in twelve long years. & now hes back. Questioning every choice every decision shes made since Patrick left Tessa is about to risk her family & everything she has become to find out whether she did the right thing first time round... Step into Alliott country with " The Real Thing". Praise for Catherine Alliott: " The writing is both intelligent & sparkling". (Marian Keyes). " Youre in for a treat". (" Daily Express"). Catherine Alliott is the author of twelve bestselling novels: "A Crowded Marriage" "A Married Man" " Not That Kind of Girl" " Going Too Far" " The Old-Girl Network" " Olivias Luck" " Rosie Meadows Regrets..." " The Wedding Day" " The Real Thing" " The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton" " One Day in May" & "A Rural Affair". She lives with her family in Hertfordshire."