Fern Britton - Fern Britton Summer Collection - New Beginnings, Hidden Treasures, The Holiday Home, The Stolen Weekend

FERN BRITTON

The Fern Britton Summer Collection:

New BeginningsHidden TreasuresThe Holiday HomeThe Stolen Weekend

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2015

Copyright © Fern Britton 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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Fern Britton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780007383801, 9780007419418, 9780007468553, 9780007513222

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Title Page FERN BRITTON The Fern Britton Summer Collection: New BeginningsHidden TreasuresThe Holiday HomeThe Stolen Weekend

Copyright COPYRIGHT Copyright New Beginnings Hidden Treasures The Holiday Home The Stolen Weekend Keep Reading About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2015 Copyright © Fern Britton 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Cover layout design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2015 Fern Britton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780007383801, 9780007419418, 9780007468553, 9780007513222 Ebook Edition © June 2015 ISBN: 9780008144111 Version: 2017-11-21

New Beginnings FERN BRITTON New Beginnings

Hidden Treasures

The Holiday Home

The Stolen Weekend

Keep Reading

About the Author

Also by the Author

About the Publisher

New Beginnings FERN BRITTON New Beginnings Hidden Treasures The Holiday Home The Stolen Weekend Keep Reading About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher

FERN BRITTON

New Beginnings

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

This paperback edition 2011

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2011

Copyright © Fern Britton 2011

Fern Britton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Version: 2017-11-21

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Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Then …

Now …

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Acknowledgements

‘I want Marmite on my toast. Not Dairylea,’ Libby yelled downstairs at the top of her voice.

The day Christie’s life changed for ever, began just like any other. Her nine-year-old daughter was sulking on her bed.

Nick called up to her: ‘Darling, we don’t have Marmite. Mummy’s told you she’ll get some later. How about honey? Now, come and give your old dad a kiss goodbye, gorgeous girl.’