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Practically Perfect

Katie Fforde

3.75

A designer copes with a cottage renovation, a rescue greyhound, and a handsome home inspector in a novel by "the queen of uplifting, feel good romance" (A.J. Pearce, Sunday Times–bestselling author of the Emmy Lake Chronicles).

Anna, a newly qualified interior designer, has decided it's time to put her money and her expertise where her mouth is—so she risks everything to buy a tiny but adorable cottage in desperate need of renovation.

Outside, the chocolate-box cottage is perfect, but inside, all is chaos. With a ladder for a staircase, no downstairs flooring, candles the only form of lighting, and a sleeping bag for a bed, Anna soon wonders if she's bitten off more than she can chew.

Her neighbor Chloe comes to the rescue, providing tea, wine, and sympathy—and a recently rescued greyhound named Caroline. But just as Anna's starting to settle in, make new friends, and see the house transforming before her eyes, the impossible—and impossibly good-looking—Rob Hunter arrives on the scene and puts even more obstacles in her way . . .

Praise for Katie Fforde

"Witty writing and plotting." —The New York Times Book Review

"Romantic comedy is one of the hardest things to pull off, requiring aplomb, immaculate timing, and a relish for the absurd. Katie Fforde pays the form a spirited compliment." —Elizabeth Buchan, New York Times–bestselling author of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

"Enormously enjoyable." —Newsday

"Enough charm to entertain the most discerning fans." —Kirkus Reviews

RomanceRomantic ComedyContemporary RomanceAdultFictionHumor
Pages
384
First published
2006
Language
English
Edition
Ebook

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  • Finished July 28, 2008

    I read this! Dang Goodreads for deleting this from my reads. Gah. I’m not sure when exactly I read this. 2008 maybe. 🤔 I just remember finding it in my local library’s new shelf section and liking it a lot to hunt down more by this author.