The House of Birds and Butterflies

The House of Birds and Butterflies
Cressida McLaughlin

‘Captivating, uplifting and heartfelt’ Heat Magazine‘A wonderful ray of reading sunshine’Heidi Swain‘What a beautiful, heartwarming story… the perfect book to lose yourself in’ Zara StoneleyAbby Field loves every inch of Meadowsweet Nature Reserve on the idyllic Suffolk coast where she lives and works. Especially Swallowtail House, the rambling but empty country house that seems to look out at her each time she passes it’s shut-up windows.When a TV wildlife programme choses a rival location for their new series, Meadowsweet is under threat – unless Abby can whip up a plan to keep the visitors flocking. But she finds herself distracted by the arrival of a brooding – and annoyingly handsome new neighbour… bad-boy novelist, Jack Westcoat.With the pressure on, Abby and her cute rescue huskie, Raffle, must pull something special out of the bag. But with Jack in need of a good friend – and Abby feeling the pull of attraction, she can sense her resolve fluttering away…

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First published in Great Britain as four separate ebooks in 2018 by HarperCollinsPublishers

First published as one edition in 2018 by HarperCollinsPublishers

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Source ISBN: 9780008225841

Ebook Edition © July 2016 ISBN: 9780008225858

Version: 2018-07-12

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For Kate Bradley – thank you for taking a chance on me.

Contents

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Part 1: The Dawn Chorus

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Part 2: The Lovebirds

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Part 3: Twilight Song

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen