Five Hundred Miles From You: the most joyful, life-affirming novel of the year

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'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan'

Sunday Express

'A sheer delight from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella

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They live five hundred miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide . . .

Curl up and escape with Jenny Colgan

'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes

'This sweet romance will lift your spirits' Sunday Mirror

'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes

'Irresistible' Jill Mansell

'Just lovely' Katie Fforde

'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell

'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle

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Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she's been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.

Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he's desperately in need of distraction, and there's precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.

As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there's still a piece missing. What - or who - could it be

And what if it's currently five hundred miles away

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Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan

'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside'

'Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished'

'There's something so engaging about her characters and plots'

'Her books are like a big, warm blanket'

'Her stories are just so fabulous'

'She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life'

'The woman is just magic'

Reviews

A wonderful story with a hint of magic about it. Just lovely.

Gorgeous location, dancing dialogue and characters you'll fall in love with. Irresistible!

Colgan does it again! The Bookshop on The Shore is a charming, heartwarming, gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book, a tale of new beginnings with characters you'll love and root for from the very first page. Colgan writes like a dream, using all of her skill as a consummate storyteller to build a world you'll relish getting to know and won't want to leave.

Jenny Colgan is a masterful storyteller. Such a sweet tale and beneath the surface she deals honestly and movingly with poverty, anxiety and loss. You read it quickly, but you won't forget it.

With a cast of memorable characters . . . charming illustrations by Jenny Colgan herself, and an uplifting storyline, this is one of her best novels - Sunday Express

A romantic tale that brings a much-needed dose of happiness - Woman

This book will leave you smiling - Bella

A heartwarming read - we loved it. - Closer

Author Bio

Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novels and has won various awards for her writing, including the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance, the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award. Her books have sold more than nine million copies worldwide and in 2015 she was inducted into the Love Stories Hall of Fame. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.

For more about Jenny, visit her website and her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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