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Ten Years On

An unmissable small-town romance about love lost and secrets kept
By Alice Peterson
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Rebecca is happily married and content with her job in a London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes and her life comes crashing down around her, she flees to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her heal. Born in the same country... Read More
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Rebecca is happily married and content with her job in a London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes and her life comes crashing down around her, she flees to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her heal.

Born in the same country town, Joe had a falling out with Rebecca and hasn't seen or spoken to her in a decade. Now he's the successful owner of a wine bar and is breaking local hearts.

Rebecca finds living with her parents again a challenge. Nor is it easy to discover that Joe lives and works too close for comfort. When she sees him again, bittersweet memories rush back to haunt her, along with unanswered questions.

Will she ever be able to forgive, forget and move on?

Ten Years On by Alice Peterson explores themes of love, loss, and the possibility of new beginnings amidst life's most challenging moments.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835012000

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Alice Peterson has published two non-fiction books and 11 critically-acclaimed novels. She is drawn to writing about people who face adversity, and deal with it through friendship, love and community, inspired by her own experience of a professional tennis career cut short at the age of 18 by illness.

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