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

DEDICATION (#ulink_54c07248-8cdf-577a-af8d-4cd3ab50bbc9)

To you, the reader – thank you! Xx

CONTENTS

Cover (#u51981293-845e-5689-b335-3b06c94ab330)

Title Page (#u45822255-b573-5bfd-aeac-a38c24282392)

Copyright (#ulink_4d6544a1-463f-593d-9ebe-6b575b4499ff)

Dedication (#ulink_dd9c8dee-6acd-5a8c-bddd-f5345989323e)

Then … (#ulink_8170c122-0f08-57a2-a793-b15303c383eb)

Now … (#ulink_86df44c7-620b-5cc9-8c7d-3e38019d1fea)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 (#ulink_9590e58e-9898-5713-8bf5-b2de9592df94)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_2fda203b-56f7-56eb-af96-bf465d68175f)

Chapter 4 (#ulink_5f21b610-1280-55dc-9585-4fcbdcb3747c)

Chapter 5 (#ulink_33cc75cb-ffef-56a6-890e-59db40437653)

Chapter 6 (#ulink_01a768b2-3b95-525d-b210-fac7f21aae5e)

Chapter 7 (#ulink_c2b36c30-518e-51d1-8248-399e3b656b74)

Chapter 8 (#ulink_c6b6d5fa-940b-545d-bcf7-b1b9a32a61c7)

Chapter 9 (#ulink_6c5f9a1f-ff76-5000-a1b4-f3ebc04d4834)

Chapter 10 (#ulink_58232f32-e6e5-5ac1-b930-c0c29fd92151)

Chapter 11 (#ulink_346d5160-e1dc-5578-994d-b609adbc3e4d)

Chapter 12 (#ulink_2400450d-4386-5a8e-8d7d-5e65bee0ef9e)

Chapter 13 (#ulink_c15fc3cd-e695-550c-93c0-cac526fd8a98)

Chapter 14 (#ulink_6fdac5da-1c0d-5665-b282-6398df916f7e)

Chapter 15 (#ulink_b568dd36-839f-5168-a239-1b3c199fdbd1)

Chapter 16 (#ulink_ddf69509-794c-5b61-b211-db747eb03246)

Chapter 17 (#ulink_41ef8be7-4855-5e8c-9b56-d5186eab37a5)

Chapter 18 (#ulink_59bb874a-26f1-590b-b540-685afe24f5a9)

Chapter 19 (#ulink_93ee7d80-6fb2-5f4f-9a0d-24da70e3a96e)

Chapter 20 (#ulink_dc38650b-a223-5708-94dd-a59b16ba797f)

Chapter 21 (#ulink_7c2e163d-dc92-59fd-8a14-3ff319d9e58d)

Chapter 22 (#ulink_a3111654-9534-595b-958a-984bdb4f55df)

Chapter 23 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 24 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 25 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 26 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 27 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 28 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 29 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 30 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 31 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 32 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 33 (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

THEN … (#ulink_9166b7ce-4f14-5f4a-ab90-d99ea69b808a)

‘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.’

‘No.’ Libby already had a very definite mind of her own.

‘Well, you’ll have to go hungry, get weak and feeble, and you won’t be able to go out on your bike with me at the weekend.’

‘Don’t care.’