The Peacock Emporium: A charming and enchanting love story from the bestselling author of Me Before You
By (Author) Jojo Moyes
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder Paperback
28th February 2005
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
464
Width 126mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
320g
Athene Forster embraced the Sixties like few others. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was spoiled, beautiful, and out of control. And within two years of her marriage, the rumours had begun again.
Thirty-five years on, Suzanna Peacock finds refuge from her mother's shameful legacy in her shop, the Peacock Emporium. Within its magical walls she discovers not just friendship, and an escape from her troubled marriage, but the first real passion of her life.But the spectre of her mother still haunts Suzanna, setting in place a series of dramatic events. Only by confronting the past will she finally be able to face the future...'If you liked CHOCOLAT by Joanne Harris, you'll love FOREIGN FRUIT by Jojo Moyes ... blissful, romantic reading' - -- Company 'A worthy successor to Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher ' -- Publishers Weekly 'A charming and enchanting read' -- Company
Jojo Moyes was born in 1969 and was brought up in London. A journalist and writer, she worked for the Independent newspaper until 2001. She lives in East Anglia with her husband and three children.