The uplifting and big-hearted new love story from the author of Until Next Weekend and Saturdays at Noon

'TOTALLY UNPUTDOWNABLE' 5* Reader review
'HAVE YOUR TISSUES READY' 5* Reader review
'THE ENDING WAS PERFECT' 5* Reader review

'Clever, poignant, and satisfying' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde
'An eminently real and relatable love story . . . Lucy and Jamie had me at Hello' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
'Heartbreakingly tender & poignant. It kept me guessing & hoping until the last page' Sophie Claire, author of A Winter's Dream
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From their very first date, Jamie and Lucy know they've met THE ONE.

They're as different as night and day. Jamie's a home bird, while Lucy's happiest on holiday. He has a place for everything - she can never find her keys.

Yet, somehow, they make each other happier than they ever thought possible.

So why does their story start with them saying 'goodbye'?

And does this really have to be the end . . . ?
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Relatable, romantic and heartbreakingly real, HELLO, STRANGER proves that the best love stories often have the most unexpected endings.

'A book to cancel plans for - we're still not over the ending' CLOSER

'Poignant, profound and yet written with a light touch - Marks has done it again' WOMAN

'A heartbreaking and heartwarming read that deals sensitively with difficult issues' WOMAN'S WEEKLY

'Heart-warming . . . Lovely and thought-provoking' HELLO!

Praise for Rachel Marks:

'A total delight. Beautifully observed, painfully funny and profoundly moving, it's a wise and wonderful story of hope and love. I adored it!' Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author

'A delightful, heart-warming read. The characters feel so real... I'm sure I must know them somehow!' Sophie Cousens, author of the New York Times bestseller This Time Next Year

'Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions - hope, fear, love, despair and - ultimately - joy' Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

'Unpredictable and satisfying' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author

'As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob' Cressida McLaughlin

'Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect!' Rosie Goodwin, Sunday Times bestselling author

About the Author
Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. Despite always loving to write, it wasn't until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than a much-loved hobby. She lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and their three children. Hello Stranger is her third novel.

Reviews
Clever, poignant, and satisfying -- Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde
Oh boy did I love Hello, Stranger, a moving and surprising love story -- Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong TIme
Poignant, profound and yet written with a light touch - Marks has done it again. The story engages from the off . . . This is a heartbreaking and heart-warming story * Woman *
An eminently real and relatable love story about the tussle between head, heart and the costs of holding on to your own truth. Rachel Marks has perfectly captured the pleasure, pain and poignancy of being human - Lucy and Jamie had me at Hello... -- Julietta Henderson, author of Richard and Judy pick The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
Heart-warming . . . Lovely and thought-provoking * Hello! *
A book to cancel plans for - we're still not over the ending * Closer *
A heartbreaking and heartwarming read that deals sensitively with difficult issues * Woman's Weekly *
A modern love story that's heartbreakingly tender & poignant. It kept me guessing & hoping until the last page. A fabulous read -- Sophie Claire, author of A Winter's Dream
Praise for Rachel Marks * : *
Wise and wonderful. I adored it -- Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author
Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions - hope, fear, love, despair and - ultimately - joy -- Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project
Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect -- Rosie Goodwin, Sunday Times bestselling author
Heartbreaking and hopeful; this book is a keeper * Woman's Weekly *
Unpredictable and satisfying -- Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author
Beautifully uplifting and at times unexpected * OK! *
As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob -- Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus
Heartbreaking, funny and emotive * Sun *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241506738
Author Rachel Marks
Format Hardback
Page Count 464
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 575g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 144mm * 41mm