From the #1 New York Times bestselling author,
Jojo Moyes, the story of a young woman who finds new meaning
in life after opening an eclectic shop and comes to terms
with the secrets of her past
In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl
of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also
beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to
marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her
parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years,
rumors had begun to circulate about Athene's affair with a
young salesman.
Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with
her notorious mother's legacy. The only place Suzanna finds
comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar
and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There
she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life,
including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts
in Argentina.
The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by
confronting both her family and her innermost self will she
finally reckon with the past--and discover that the key to
her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of
her all along.
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