Rescuing Rose

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The fourth sparkling novel from the bestselling author of THE TRIALS OF TIFFANY TROTT, THE MAKING OF MINTY MALONE and OUT OF THE BLUE has Rose, a prickly agony aunt, fall for the charms of Theo, accountant by day, astronomer by night. who soon has her starry-eyed. But the starcross'd lovers have many obstacles to overcome on the path of true love. Agony aunt Rose has more than a few thorns digging in her side at present. Her seven-month marriage is in tatters, the bills are mounting up at an alarming rate and to top it off, she's being plagued by a stalker who seems to know rather a lot about the mysterious circumstances of her birth. It's usually Rose who dishes out the advice, but now she must rely on her wacky friends to come up with some solutions.They suggest she advertise for a lodger and at first, geeky accountant Theo seems the perfect choice for the now resolutely single Rose. However, she becomes intrigued by her new housemate's fascination with astronomy and he soon has her starry-eyed. But the path of true love never did run smooth, and the starcross'd lovers face stiff opposition in many forms, including the increasingly deranged stalker who is intent on getting Rose's attention by fair means or foul...

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PRAISE FOR ISABEL WOLFF: Rescuing Rose 'Hilarious, moving, a wonderful story. I loved it.' WENDY HOLDEN 'Isabel Wolff has done it again. A cunningly twisted plot, a fabulously rewarding romance and a dog called Trevor - what more could you want' JESSICA ADAMS The Trials of Tiffany Trott 'I absolutely, genuinely loved. It's funny, charming, upbeat and unputdownable. Acutely observed, and so well-written. I was completely diverted and entertained' MARIAN KEYES 'A hilarious novel' JONATHAN SALE, Independent Out of the Blue 'A fabulous romantic comedy' Emma Freud, Radio 4 'A warm, witty, romantic comedy. Perfect! Isabel's work has a lot of substance as well as the fun' Helen Lederer, Express The Making of Minty Malone 'Hilarious and accurate...Truly gripping' The Times 'It's effervescent and heartwarming and somehow the pages just turn themselves' Big Issue

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Isabel Wolff was born in Warwickshire and read English at Cambridge. Her first novel was the bestselling romantic comedy, The Trials of Tiffany Trott, which was followed by the hugely successful The Making of Minty Malone and Out of the Blue. Her freelance articles have appeared in many national newspapers, she writes a column for P-S magazine and reviews the papers for Breakfast News on BBC1. She lives in London.