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Автор Дженни Колган
‘This funny, sweet story is Jenny Colgan at her absolute best’
‘She is very, very funny’
‘A delicious comedy’
‘Fast-paced, funny, poignant and well observed’
‘Sweeter than a bag of jelly beans … had us eating up every page’
‘A smart, funny story laced with irresistible charm’
‘Chick-lit with an ethical kick’
‘A quirky tale of love, work and the meaning of life’
‘A smart, witty love story’
‘Full of laugh-out-loud observations … utterly unputdownable’
‘A fabulously sweet concoction of warmth, wit and lip-smacking childhood treats’
‘A chick-lit writer with a difference … never scared to try something different, Colgan always pulls it off’
‘A Colgan novel is like listening to your best pal, souped up on vino, spilling the latest gossip – entertaining, dramatic and frequently hilarious’
‘An entertaining read’
‘Part-chick lit, part-food porn … this is full on fun for foodies’
Amanda’s Wedding
Talking to Addison
Looking for Andrew McCarthy
Working Wonders
Do You Remember the First Time?
Where Have All the Boys Gone?
West End Girls
Operation Sunshine
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
The Good, the Bad and the Dumped
Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop of Dreams
Copyright
Published by Hachette Digital
ISBN: 978-1-4055-1468-2
All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Copyright © Jenny Colgan 2012
‘Baking your first cupcake’ piece, copyright © The Caked Crusader 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.
Hachette Digital
Little, Brown Book Group
100 Victoria Embankment
London, EC4Y 0DY
To anyone who still leaves a mince pie out for Santa (and a carrot for the reindeer).
Contents
Praise for Jenny Colgan
Also by Jenny Colgan
Copyright
A Word From Jenny
Author’s Note
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Acknowledgements
Baking your First Cupcake by The Caked Crusader
A Word From Jenny
Chapter One
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop of Dreams
Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
West End Girls
Operation Sunshine
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
The Good, The Bad and the Dumped
Hello! Even though
Maybe because it was the longest book I’d ever written, I really felt that I’d grown fond of the characters.
I found myself going into Christmas mode after it came out – I love Christmas – and starting to make my Christmas cake and some mince pies and thinking – I know this makes me sound totally ridiculous, by the way – I wonder how Issy would do them? So I figured I’d better just write them down. Plus, if you enjoy the recipes, it’s nice to have a few together just for this time of year. We’ve also reprinted (so when you see it, don’t think SWIZZ!), the Caked Crusader’s brilliant introductory guide to baking cupcakes from the last book, in case you’re just starting out.
