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Poppy's Recipe for Life

Treat yourself to the gloriously uplifting new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author!

About The Book

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***
Treat yourself to a glorious novel full of food, sunshine, friendship and love!


Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her reach.

She's moving into a cottage in beautiful Nightingale Square, close to the local community garden, where she can indulge her passion for making preserves and pickles. She may not have the best relationship with her family but she is surrounded by loving friends, and feels sure that even her grumpy new neighbour, Jacob, has more to him than his steely exterior belies.

But the unexpected arrival of Poppy's troubled younger brother soon threatens her new-found happiness and as the garden team works together to win community space of the year, Poppy must decide where her priorities lie and what she is prepared to fight for …

Readers everywhere are falling in love with Heidi Swain’s writing:

‘A lovely, sweet, summery read’ Milly Johnson
‘Wise, warm and wonderful’ heat
'A ray of reading sunshine!’ Laura Kemp, author of A Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness
‘Sparkling and romantic’ My Weekly

About The Author

Heidi Swain (c) [Laura Aziz – Baby Picture This]

Heidi Swain is a Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author who writes feel good fiction for Simon & Schuster. She releases two books a year (early summer and winter) and the stories all have a strong sense of community, family and friendship. She is currently writing books set in three locations - the Fenland town of Wynbridge, Nightingale Square in Norwich and Wynmouth on the Norfolk coast, as well as summer standalone titles.

Heidi lives in beautiful west Norfolk. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her tbr pile is always out of control!

Heidi loves to chat with her readers and you can get in touch via her website or on social media.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (May 30, 2019)
  • Length: 432 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781471174384

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