Last Christmas by Clare Swatman

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Last Christmas by Clare Swatman- women’s fiction

Bea is flying to New York just before Christmas to start a new life. She is hesitant for several reasons and not just about landing in the Big Apple. Will she go or should she stay? Her relationship with her live-in boyfriend has soured and although she feels sorry for him as he suffers bouts of depression, she really wants to get on with her own life. On the plane she sits next to Paddy as she calls him as he won’t divulge his real name, saying she would laugh at him as many have before.  We are taken through dual parallel timelines of Bea at home and Bea in New York living two lives. Which one is real and which works out?

I loved this, it's a  very different clever premise but easy to follow. Sometimes life has a plan for whichever way you turn, and not always what you thought. Fate has a hand. This is a romance with a difference, one that's life affirming and reassuring that the planets really can align and perhaps sometimes don’t for all the right reasons. Wonderfully crafted and meticulously planned, a Christmas centric story quite like no other.  A book I couldn't and didn't put down, one where I gasped out loud a few times.  One to remember for all the right reasons. Loved this so much. Brilliant. 

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Last Christmas

‘Bea was always early for everything. Even, it turned out, when she was running away from her life.’ As Christmas approaches, Bea Preston has a choice. Looking up at the departures board in Heathrow airport, her flight to New York boarding soon, she knows that getting on that plane changes everything. Her life in London has grown stale, her relationship with boyfriend Dom has run its course, and New York has always been her dream. But it’s a risk – she’ll miss her parents, her friends, her job. What if Bea could live both lives? In one she goes back home for Christmas, and in another she heads to the Big Apple. Would her fate remain the same, or can one decision really change everything? In a grand sliding-doors love story that spans oceans, years and lives, Clare Swatman’s unforgettable tale of fate and friendship is perfect for all fans of Jojo Moyes, Beth Moran and Ruth Jones. Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/lastchristmassocial

Author Bio – Clare Swatman is the author of seven women’s fiction novels, which have been translated into over 20 languages. She has been a journalist for over twenty years, writing for Bella and Woman & Home amongst many other magazines. She lives in Hertfordshire. Social Media Links – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743024376094142/user/570416996/ Twitter https://twitter.com/clareswatman Instagram https://www.instagram.com/clareswatman/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/ClareSwatmannews Bookbub profile: Clare Swatman Books - BookBub


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