Rising To The Occasion

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RE-ISSUED WITH A BEAUTIFUL NEW LOOK, A PERFECT NOVEL FOR FANS OF MAEVE HARAN AND PATRICIA SCANLAN Cathy Gordon has made a discovery. Adopted at birth, she finds out at the age of 28 that she has a grandfather. But when she arrives at a cricket match to meet Frank, there is no trace of him - only an alarmingly sexy man called Nick. Heading off to Frank's home in leafy Oxford, she encounters a grumpy old man who only takes pleasure in two things. Cricket, and arguing - especially with his lifelong friend, Barbara. Determined to bond with her only living relative, Cathy takes up the challenge - a challenge which means her path crossing with Nick's once again. But as the summer heatwave continues, Cathy realises that there is more at stake than family ties. Will any of them - including Frank's beloved England team - rise to the occasion

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"Original, light-hearted and funny." -" Ireland on Sunday"

"No wine bars, no designer labels, no distraught singletons here - just a thumping good story!" - "Reader's Review"


"From the Paperback edition."
Original, light-hearted and funny. " Ireland on Sunday"
No wine bars, no designer labels, no distraught singletons here just a thumping good story! "Reader s Review"

"From the Paperback edition.""

Author Bio

Linda Taylor worked for the Civil Service in London and Angola, and as a vice-consul in Sri Lanka before teaching in Japan. On her return, she read English at Oxford. When her first novel, Reading Between the Lines, was published in 1998 it immediately became a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller; her second novel, Going Against the Grain, was published in 1999 to great acclaim, followed by, Beating About the Bush, Rising to the Occasion and, most recently, Shooting at the Stars. She lives in Kent.