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Happily Ever After [Paperback]

Harriet Evans
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Book Description

19 Jan 2012

Absorbing storytelling at its very best, Happily Ever After is the compelling new read from the Sunday Times bestselling author

At twenty-two, Eleanor Bee is sure about three things: she wants to move to London and become a literary superstar, she wants to be able to afford to buy a coffee and croissant every morning, and she doesn’t believe in happy endings. She saw what divorce did to her parents, especially her mum: happily ever after’s fine on the last page of a book, but it just doesn’t happen in real life.

Elle moves to London. She gets a job at Bluebird Books, a charmingly old-fashioned publishers. She falls out of pubs, wears too-short skirts, makes lots of mistakes and feels like she’s learning nothing and everything at the same time. And then, out of the blue, she falls in love, and that’s when she realises just how much growing up she has to do…

Ten years on, and Elle’s life has changed in ways she could never have predicted. Because no matter where you go and how much you try to run away, the past has a funny way of catching up with you, and Happily Ever After comes in all shapes and sizes…


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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (19 Jan 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007350260
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007350261
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 253,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Heat Number One

‘If you’ve been suffering from chick-lit fatigue, this is the book to give you back the love’ Heat

‘Rosamunde Pilcher rebooted – in the best possible way.’ Independent on Sunday

About the Author

Harriet Evans is the author of five previous novels, Going Home, A Hopeless Romantic, The Love of Her Life, I Remember You and Love Always all of which were bestsellers. She lives in London and now writes full time.


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not a favourite for me! 15 Dec 2011
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I read a book by Harriet Evans earlier in the year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was looking forward to reading her latest book but wasn't prepared for the bumper book that landed on my doorstep. At 420 pages it's certainly a hefty book but that didn't put me off at all.

The book starts off early in Elle's life when she was a young girl and then quickly moves to her starting out her working life doing the one thing she loves; books! Elle is a character that if I am being honest I didn't warm to straight away. Her life is made so complicate by her incessant need to worry about everything. She comes across as a very naïve girl trying to make her way amongst the other more glamorous women working in publishing.

Her boss Rory was also a character that I didn't particularly like, although that didn't change throughout the book. The story was interesting and Harriet Evans writing style is very easy to read. However, the first part of the book was set in 1997 and then there was a jump to a few years later as we literally see Elle grow up.

As each section of the book takes us to a point further in Elle's life, I admit I liked her a little more, but her life itself left a lot to be desired. Some of the other characters in the book stuck around for longer than others but only one or two stuck out for me. Elle's friend Tom was a nice guy, as was Sam her flatmate, but the rest just didn't sit well with me.

The further into the book I got the more I enjoyed it, but towards the end which took place in 2008 over ten years later I felt like the story hadn't quite taken the turn I expected. The story held interest for me, and I actually liked the fact that we see Elle grow up but by the time I finished I wasn't quite sure how I felt.
Did I enjoy it? Yes. Would I read more of Harriet Evan books? Yes, definitely? Well then why was I still unsure? That I don't actually know, but can only say that maybe I felt something was missing. Overall a good read but certainly not a favourite for me.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it! 2 Mar 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this within four days and I really loved it. I must disagree with some of the other reviews, I am a huge fan of Harriet Evans and I have all of her books, and I must say my two favourites are Happily Ever After and A Hopeless Romantic.

I loved the fact the book started something like 20 years ago, as it gave you a full background on Elle's story, what she felt and what she went through, as you got to the end of the book you felt like you had lived those 20 years with her, that you knew her fully. I was struggling to put it down and I just had to read it all the time, it's not often I found a book like this!

If I might make one criticism it did slightly remind me of the Bridget Jones' Diary plot... the publish world, the boss she ends up sleeping with, him sleeping about, the other guy she doesn't like and then she does... I won't spoil it anymore for you though, you have to read it! At first it might seem a bit slow-going, but the whole purpose of this is to give you a full background on Elle! Carry on and you won't regret it!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not light and fluffy 28 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a loyal reader and ordered this on release day. Eleanor Bee is the main character and her story evolves from being a teenager in the middle of her parents divorce to Eleanor in her thirties as a successful woman in the publishing world. It addresses alcoholism very well as Eleanor is as much in denial about her mum's drink problem as her mother. The book shows the devastation this disease has on families and touches on the hereditary factor with Elle's grandfather having the same problem and Elle herself at one point. The guilt, secrecy and isolation associated with alcoholism is so well explored and so sad.

There is a wide cast of characters in the book from Rory, the son of her first boss who uses Elle to Tom the book shop owner who appears throughout the book as a solid friend. All characters help the story to evolve including Elle's colleagues and family. At times I wanted to shake Elle for being pathetic and doing silly things, but then I think it made her real and I could relate to her insecurities easily.

The ending was predictable in a way and I wasn't sure whether that was deliberate or not. It was good all the same.

This is not as easy a read as Harriet Evans' other books and I found it hard going at times. However, it is worth a read, but don't expect it to be light and fluffy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant book by Harriet Evans
Every book I have read by Harriet Evans is brilliant and this one is no exception. I actually think it is one of my favourites and I literally could not put it down!
Published 18 days ago by Jo Allen
4.0 out of 5 stars Bridget Jones with fewer jokes
I liked this book, it was a clever, knowing take on the Bridget Jones genre and romance novels in general, with Elle, a fan of the books coming of age in the Nineties and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Baffled
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect written :-) Loved it
I saw that book in the magazine or rather the advert of it and that was how i first time heard of Harriet Evans ,i looked and searched for it as no english speaking country hard to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Katepina81
2.0 out of 5 stars Dull
I found this book incredibly dull. It started well but then just dragged and dragged. I really found it difficult to like the main character Eleanor Bee. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Teal Queen
3.0 out of 5 stars Unsure. Not a bad read, but holes throughout.
I've read all of Harriet Evans books and enjoyed them. I admit I'm a rom com book kind of gal and I don't mind a big book and this book is bigger than previous books, which I... Read more
Published 3 months ago by K-O
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
So amazingly written that I literally couldn't put it down! Luckily I started reading it on a Saturday with no other plans, as I finished it by the end of the day. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Laura S.
5.0 out of 5 stars An Original and Exceptional Author
I love Harriet Evans, she has a great way of storytelling.
Her previous novels have always held me and this latest book was no different. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jan Erlam
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Bought this book a bit wary of it being super cheesy because of the title.
I couldn't put it down, we'll written funny with really good attention to time setting in the book,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lucyame
3.0 out of 5 stars another romance
This book was OK but for me it wasn't anything fantastic. I agree with another reader in that I didn't particularly warm to the main character Elle. Read more
Published 4 months ago by kooky ju
3.0 out of 5 stars Yet another author to add to my favourites list!
This is enjoyable and well-written. It reminds me a little bit of that book called One Day by David Nicholls, as we follow the main character Elle's progress over a number of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Hannah Dexter
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