One Day in May
One Day in May by Catherine Alliott, published by Michael Joseph in 2010, is a literary fiction novel that explores themes of romance and personal growth. The story follows single mother Hattie, who appears content with her flourishing antiques business and her teenage son settled at boarding school. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she returns to the picturesque village of Lower Hamble, where memories of her first love, the married politician Dominic Forbes, resurface, challenging her sense of stability.
As Hattie encounters Dominic’s widow and his charming brother Hal, she is forced to confront her past and the choices that shaped her life. The narrative delves into Hattie’s internal struggles as she grapples with the repercussions of her history with Dominic and considers the possibility of new love. This edition, comprising 457 pages, invites readers to reflect on themes of love, loss, and the importance of facing one’s past.
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Single mother Hattie has plenty of reasons to be happy with her life. Her antiques business is flourishing, her teenage son is settled at boarding school and she’s enjoying a fling with a younger, very sexy man. But all that changes one fine day in May when Hattie’s job takes her back to the idyllic village of Lower Hamble and painful memories of her first love – Dominic Forbes, the married politician she worked for many years ago, the man who changed the course of her life – come flooding back…
Things come to a head when Hattie bumps into Dominic’s widow and his gorgeous older brother, Hal, in the village and she finds her world turned upside down. Will Hattie come clean about what really happened with Dominic all those years ago? And, if she does, is she ready to face the consequences? Whatever happens, Hattie comes to realize that you can’t keep running from your mistakes. It’s time to move on and maybe, just maybe, let herself fall in love again……
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