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    "description": "A heartbreaking, life-affirming BRAND NEW story from the No.1 bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman, Colleen Hoover, and Jojo Moyes.\n\nWhat would you do, if you met your double?\n\nDebbie Jones thinks life is an adventure. Even having lost her husband a year ago, she\u2019s ready for whatever the world might throw her way. Being in her sixties doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s all over for her yet, and she loves her new job doing neighbourhood support for a charity. Then she knocks on a stranger\u2019s front door.\n\nRuth Waverley doesn\u2019t like surprises. Her life isn\u2019t perhaps all she once dreamed off, but what other options are there for a woman in her sixties? She\u2019s proud of her home and children. And she likes her life well enough. Then she hears someone knocking at the door.\n\nAs the door opens, both Ruth and Debbie get the shock of their lives. As their eyes meet \u2013 the recognition is instant. Not because they\u2019ve met before. But because they have the same face. They\u2019re completely identical.\n\nAnd everything is about to change, for both women. In ways they couldn\u2019t possibly imagine\u2026\nReaders love Laura Pearson:\n\n\u2018Even when I couldn\u2019t see properly as the tears streamed down my face rivalling the force of the Niagara Falls, I couldn\u2019t put this novel down. It is raw, it is devastating (yes, I\u2019m aware I\u2019ve used that word before but it is!) and yet, it\u2019s wonderful and I absolutely loved it!\u2019 Goodreads reviewer\n\n\u2018Heartbreaking, uplifting, eye opening\u2026 Such a beautiful story.\u2019 Goodreads reviewer\n\n\u2018Will break and melt your heart in equal measure. A genuinely stunning read!\u2026 Absolutely EXQUISITE\u2026 A powerful story about friendship, found family, lost love, identity, self-acceptance and living life authentically and to its fullest\u2026 A beautiful story that will never leave me.\u2019 Goodreads reviewer\n\n\u2018Wow\u2026 amazing\u2026 Straight away it captures your heart, it is so beautifully written and impossible to put down\u2026 Have the tissues ready\u2026 it feels so real\u2026 it stays with you.\u2019 Goodreads reviewer\n\n\u2018I absolutely loved this book. One of the most enjoyable that I have read this year. It is heartbreaking, beautiful and totally uplifting. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. It will also make you look back at your own life and examine the decisions and choices that you have made\u2026 A really life affirming read.\u2019 Goodreads reviewer\n\n\u2018Gorgeous\u2026 Tender and beautiful\u2026 As hopeful as it is heart-breaking\u2026 I loved it.\u2019 Amy Beashel, author\n\n\u2018Captured my heart. It\u2019s a tender and uplifting read\u2026 Leaves you feeling warm, hopeful, and satisfied.\u2019 Lisa Timoney, author",
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