Isabel Wolff Boeken

Phoebe heeft er altijd van gedroomd om haar eigen winkel met vintage kleding te hebben. Ze zag het al helemaal voor zich, topjes van Vivienne Westwood tussen satijnen jurken en baljurken met lovertjes aan de muur. Nu Villa Vintage eenmaal haar deuren heeft geopend, vindt Phoebe het altijd weer heerlijk als iemand valt voor een mooie jurk uit vervlogen tijden. Hoewel haar droom is uitgekomen, blijft het recente verlies van Emma, haar beste vriendin, Phoebes geluk overschaduwen. Wanneer ze de kledingcollectie van Mrs. Therese Bell opkoopt, raakt ze in gesprek met deze oude Franse dame over een donkerblauwe kinderjas waarvan zij geen afscheid wil nemen. Als Phoebe het oorlogsverhaal achter de jas hoort, blijkt dat de tragiek achter Emma's dood lijkt op een ingrijpende gebeurtenis uit Mrs. Bells jeugd. Phoebe beseft dat ze haar verleden onder ogen zal moeten komen, en ze neemt Mrs. Bell in vertrouwen... De vriendschap tussen twee vrouwen (de jonge Phoebe en de oude Therese Bell) die allebei vinden dat ze hun beste vriendin hebben verraden, vormt de rode draad door Villa Vintage.

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A forbidden love, a life-long secret, and one chance to make the right decision.

Anna Temple is about to start a new life. It's just not quite the one she had in mind. After the sudden death of her mother, Anna realises she must live for the moment. Swapping hedge funds for herbaceous borders, and shares for scented stocks, she leaves the City to fulfil her dream of becoming a garden-designer.

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The sparkling new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of BEHAVING BADLY and RESCUING ROSE.

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A single London woman tries to find her way through the mating pool.