It Could Happen to You
Presently living a metropolitan life in London, Rowan is about to return to the small Scottish town where she grew up and fled from as soon as she could. Back in Scotland, trailing scandal in her wake, Rowan soon discovers that no one is quite who she thought they were.
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| ISBN-13 |
9780747255512 |
| ISBN-10 |
0747255512 |
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| Stock |
Out of stock |
| Status |
Not currently available |
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| Publisher |
Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint |
Headline Review |
| Publication Date |
1 January 2013
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| International Publication Date |
5 August 1999 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback, New edition |
| Edition |
New edition |
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| Author(s) |
By Dewar, Isla |
| Category |
Fiction
Modern Fiction
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
288 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 197mm
Spine: 18mm |
| Weight |
219g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Catalogue Code |
187043 |
Description of this Book
Rowan has always cherished an ambition to travel. She didn't just leave the small Scottish town where she grew up; she fled from it as fast as she could. Now she's become expert at metropolitan living; she could walk by a million faces and not notice any of them. And her dream is almost within her grasp. When Rowan does start packing her bags, she has to find room for one very unexpected item. And she's headed not for exotic distant shores but back to Scotland. There, she feels at first like nothing more than a source of good gossip. But as she discovers that no one is quite who she thought they were, Rowan begins to see that home could be where she'll find what she was looking for after all...
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
'You'll love this enchanting, touchy-feely fairy tale of small-town Scottish life' -- Options 'Dewar's gift is to pull you into the minutiae of her people's lives. She takes you on a journey with them, a voyage you are happy to share in. Few writers are so good at making the reader empathise... Rowan is a delight' -- Scotland on Sunday 'This is something very special indeed. A delightful read... astute, poignant and addictive, with shades of Kate Atkinson' -- Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller 'A breathless sneeze of a book... Refreshing and powerfully adept... Dewar has easily lived up to her enormous reputation' -- Irish News |
| UK Review |
Yearning to travel, Rowan escaped from her stifling Scottish village to London, to earn the wherewithal to realize her dream. When her best friend steals her money, leaving in its place a tiny baby, Rowan returns, destitute and resentful, to her Scottish home, to find the world is, after all, there. The magic is in the telling of this warm and satisfying story. (Kirkus UK) |
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Author's Bio
Isla Dewar was born in Edinburgh. She wrote articles for magazines and newspapers for many years before she wrote her first novel, KEEPING UP WITH MAGDA, in 1995. She lives in Fife with her husband, a cartoonist; they have two sons.
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