"The Real Thing" is a humorous and heartwarming story about the complexities of love and relationships. Tessa has always harbored feelings for her ex-boyfriend, Patrick, but now that he's back in her life, she must navigate the challenges of balancing her past and present. This book is perfect for those who enjoy witty dialogue, flawed yet lovable characters, and a touch of romance.

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‘What do you think I am, Laura? Some bored Putney housewife with seven-year itch who’s just ripe for bumping into her glamorous ex-boyfriend on holiday, ditching her nice, safe, comfortable husband and embarking on a steamy affair with him? This isn’t one of your Aga sagas, you know, this is me, Tessa Hamilton, happily married mother of two, and apart from anything else I went out with him years ago...’Everyone’s got one – an old boyfriend with whom they never fell out of love, they simply parted because the time wasn’t right. And for thirty-year-old Tessa Hamilton it’s Patrick Cameron, the gorgeous, moody, rebellious boy she met at seventeen; the boy her vicar father thoroughly disapproved of; the boy who had left her to go to Italy to paint. And now he’s back.

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