Five Hundred Miles From You
On sale
28th May 2020
Price: £12.99
‘Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan’
Sunday Express
‘A sheer delight from start to finish’ Sophie Kinsella
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They live five hundred miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide . . .
Curl up and escape with Jenny Colgan
‘An evocative, sweet treat’ Jojo Moyes
‘This sweet romance will lift your spirits’ Sunday Mirror
‘Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting’ Marian Keyes
‘Irresistible’ Jill Mansell
‘Just lovely’ Katie Fforde
‘Naturally funny, warm-hearted’ Lisa Jewell
‘A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book’ Mike Gayle
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Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she’s been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.
Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he’s desperately in need of distraction, and there’s precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.
As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there’s still a piece missing. What – or who – could it be?
And what if it’s currently five hundred miles away?
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Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan
‘Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside’
‘Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished’
‘There’s something so engaging about her characters and plots’
‘Her books are like a big, warm blanket’
‘Her stories are just so fabulous’
‘She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life’
‘The woman is just magic’
Sunday Express
‘A sheer delight from start to finish’ Sophie Kinsella
___________________________________
They live five hundred miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide . . .
Curl up and escape with Jenny Colgan
‘An evocative, sweet treat’ Jojo Moyes
‘This sweet romance will lift your spirits’ Sunday Mirror
‘Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting’ Marian Keyes
‘Irresistible’ Jill Mansell
‘Just lovely’ Katie Fforde
‘Naturally funny, warm-hearted’ Lisa Jewell
‘A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book’ Mike Gayle
___________________________________
Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she’s been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.
Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he’s desperately in need of distraction, and there’s precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.
As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there’s still a piece missing. What – or who – could it be?
And what if it’s currently five hundred miles away?
___________________________________
Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan
‘Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside’
‘Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished’
‘There’s something so engaging about her characters and plots’
‘Her books are like a big, warm blanket’
‘Her stories are just so fabulous’
‘She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life’
‘The woman is just magic’
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Reviews
A funny, warm book with fantastic characters... and books!
Rippling through the pages - like the gently lapping waves of the loch itself - is the peace, calm and wholesomeness of the Highlands
A heartwarming read - we loved it.
This sweet romance will lift your spirits
Another treat from the queen of feel-good
A timely window into the world of frontline health workers, and an escapist treat for life-swap dreamers
This book will leave you smiling
The novel has the best of everything, be it quirky characters, glorious settings or the blossoming romance that dances through the pages.
Jenny Colgan is a masterful storyteller. Such a sweet tale and beneath the surface she deals honestly and movingly with poverty, anxiety and loss. You read it quickly, but you won't forget it.
A wonderful story with a hint of magic about it. Just lovely.
With a cast of memorable characters . . . charming illustrations by Jenny Colgan herself, and an uplifting storyline, this is one of her best novels
Colgan does it again! The Bookshop on The Shore is a charming, heartwarming, gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book, a tale of new beginnings with characters you'll love and root for from the very first page. Colgan writes like a dream, using all of her skill as a consummate storyteller to build a world you'll relish getting to know and won't want to leave.
A witty, romantic read to lift your spirits
A magic story, heartwarming, addictive and a lovely book to read
This uplifting story is one of Colgan's best to date
A heartwarming, emotional read that raises vital issues
Gorgeous location, dancing dialogue and characters you'll fall in love with. Irresistible!
Another charming read from Colgan - it's the perfect holiday companion
An absolute cracker of a romcom
So charmingly described that it made me want to hot-foot it to the Scottish Highlands . . . beautifully written, emotionally intelligent and poignant to read about the many ways health workers help their communities
Summer wouldn't be summer without a new Jenny Colgan
A romantic tale that brings a much-needed dose of happiness
