Pieces of My Life

Pieces of My Life
Rachel Dann

‘Perfect poolside reading. One fantastic book!’ Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer)A journey she never expected…Kirsty is happy. Really, she is. After five years with her boyfriend, Harry, she’s ready to take things to the next step and turn that spare room into a little nursery. And she thought Harry was too.Only, it turns out that Harry’s ‘big news’ is actually not that he wants to try for a baby, but that he wants to travel to South America – with Kirsty! She’ll just have to trust that after their trip of a lifetime, Harry will be ready to settle down for good.Arriving in hot, steamy Ecuador it soon becomes clear that Harry is hiding something. Something that he’s been hiding for years. And as Kirsty’s dreams are at risk of shattering, she begins to pick up the pieces of the life that she’s put off for so long…Don’t miss this uplifting debut from Rachel Dann, perfect for fans of Sara Alexander, Jules Wake and Isabelle Broom.Praise for Pieces of My Life:‘Perfect poolside reading…this is one fantastic book!’ Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer)‘A great story.’ Sally Coles (NetGalley reviewer)‘I was hooked from the very first pages… exquisite summer read.’ Dash Fan‘This book captured my heart from the very first page.’ Karen Whittard (NetGalley reviewer)

A journey she never expected…

Kirsty is happy. Really, she is. After five years with her boyfriend, Harry, she’s ready to take things to the next step and turn that spare room into a little nursery. And she thought Harry was too.

Only, it turns out that Harry’s ‘big news’ is actually not that he wants to try for a baby, but that he wants to travel to South America – with Kirsty! She’ll just have to trust that after their trip of a lifetime, Harry will be ready to settle down for good.

Arriving in hot, steamy Ecuador it soon becomes clear that Harry is hiding something. Something that he’s been hiding for years. And as Kirsty’s dreams are at risk of shattering, she begins to pick up the pieces of the life that she’s put off for so long…

Don’t miss this uplifting debut from Rachel Dann, perfect for fans of Sara Alexander, Jules Wake and Isabelle Broom.

Pieces of My Life

Rachel Dann

ONE PLACE. MANY STORIES

Contents

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Title Page (#u862da79a-8f3a-52b2-ba5e-e130da0a7e45)

Author Bio (#uc0c2bb5e-5728-5d8f-940d-b06655653592)

Acknowledgements (#ude2440b1-a3e1-5a59-ade2-2b7d035bfa51)

Dedication (#u4a145efe-5404-55f8-a671-65974a6d7056)

Chapter One (#ulink_516f25d7-3114-5181-b36c-2c31d8666898)

Chapter Two (#ulink_af9ff28a-ff7c-5fb0-a460-e6211a28094d)

Chapter Three (#ulink_86df8d28-6def-5b29-b7e5-3a28d32f7d08)

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Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

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Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

RACHEL DANN

was born in Sussex and grew up with her nose in a book, always dreaming of becoming an author. Her first finished work was a story about two rival horses which was read out to the class by her primary school teacher, much to her mortification.

Rachel feels very fortunate to have travelled the world from a young age, accompanying her father on many adventures in Europe, the USA and beyond. Her childhood travels fuelled Rachel’s interest in languages and she graduated from Durham University in Spanish and Italian. She has visited many parts of Latin America, and spent some time in the Yucatan, Mexico, teaching English to the local police.

Rachel was overjoyed to become a mother the same year she wrote this book and currently lives in Quito, Ecuador with her young family.

My heartfelt thanks go to Charlotte Mursell and all at HQ Digital who believed in this book based on just a few chapters, sent in a moment of crazy hope…and for their subsequent patience with me as I tried, and failed, to meet deadlines during late pregnancy and early motherhood. Thank you for all your guidance which helped shape a story into a novel.

Eternal thanks to my Mum and Dad, to whom I owe everything, for your love and support; and also to my bonus parents – David, Pauline, Pam, Victoria and Daniel, for all you do and have done for me.