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William Strachan is tall and blond and handsome. He cooks homemade ravioli, cuts trees down with a chainsaw and plays the guitar. When Francine rents two rooms from him, her daughter, nine-year-old Tess, cannot believe their good luck, and sets out on a campaign to make him love her. But William has three daughters of his own, a wife 500 miles away and a half-built garage to finish. And then there is Tess's twin brother Jake, who, from the first day, feels nothing for William but contempt ...
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Francine and her nine-year-old daughter, Tess, rent two rooms from tall, blond and handsome William Strachan. Although Tess sets out to make william love her, he has three daughters of his own, a wife 500 miles away and a half-built garage to finish.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0241140862
- ISBN 13 9780241140864
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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