Mac Cheese – an American classic, the one we had was made with white wine, onion and three cheeses.
Clam Chowder – from one of the outdoor stalls at Fisherman’s Wharf, served in a hollowed-out bread loaf with crunchy oyster crackers.
Omelettes – made with four eggs, stuffed with cheese, bell peppers, sour cream and white onions and served with chilli-sautéed ‘home fries’.
Ice Cream – from Ghirardelli Square. It’s quite possibly the most amazing ice cream you’ll ever taste!
Acknowledgements
Dear reader
You hold in your hands my fifth novel. I’m still amazed that I got to write more than one, so five books is incredible! I hope you enjoy this story: I wrote it for you.
Many thanks to the amazing Avon team – Sammia Rafique my lovely editor, Claire Bord, Caroline Ridding, Rhian McKay for awesome copy-edits and Anne Rieley. To my wonderful agent Hannah Ferguson – thank you for your support, enthusiasm and emergency chocolate supplies! Thanks as ever to my family – the Dickinson, White, Smith, Davies and Ellis clans – my fantastic friends including The Peppermint massive and my church family. Your support and love means the world. Special thanks to Kim Curran Goodson for being my biggest encourager and my lovely husband Bob for being the love of my life.
I love collaborating with lovely people on Twitter and Facebook, who make the writing and editing process far less lonely and much more fun. Massive thanks to my #getinvolved winners, whose brilliant suggestions are in this book:
Apollo the taxi driver named by @bookminxsjv
Vintage dress from Well Beloved chosen by Melissa Denny
Java’s Crypt named by @bear_kp
Wonder Woman in Lizzie’s flat chosen by Willow and Anne Streeter
Autumn (Ced’s girlfriend) named by Kayla Oliver
Rooster on a motorcycle statue chosen by Cathleen Holst
Pablo the Goldfish named by Nikki @Promyelocyte13
S-O-S Club popcorn cupcakes created by Kate @MeMyBooksandI
House coffee blend at Annie’s named by Claire Scott
Xiu Min (Eric’s girlfriend) named by Nancy Mac
We’re living in uncertain times, when jobs are shaky, money is scarce and the future is uncertain. This story is about kicking back at the bad stuff and daring to dream of more. Life has a funny way of coming good, eventually. Sometimes, you just have to take the chance …
Miranda x
About the Author
Miranda Dickinson has always had a head full of stories. From an early age she dreamed of writing a book that would make the heady heights of Kingswinford Library. Following a Performance Art degree, she began to write in earnest when a friend gave her The World’s Slowest PC. She is also a singer-songwriter. Her first four novels, Fairytale of New York, Welcome to my World, It Started with a Kiss and When I Fall in Love, have all been Sunday Times bestselling titles. She lives with her husband Bob in Dudley.
To find out more about Miranda visit www.miranda-dickinson.com and find her on Twitter @wurdsmyth.
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