The Girl Next Door - Hardcover

Noble, Elizabeth

3.57

2,613 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718152336 ISBN 13: 9780718152338

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2009

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A gorgeous and unforgettable novel set in a turn-of-the-century New York apartment building on the Upper East Side, Love Storeys features four interwoven stories about love, life and living together.

Meet Eve Gallagher in Apartment 7A, newly relocated to New York from London with her ambitious banker husband. But she's lonely and lost ... until she meets elderly neighbour Violet, who's concealing a tragic story of her own. The Kramers and the Schulmans in Apartments 6A and 6B are about to find their lives intersecting in a most unfortunate manner when Jason Kramer falls head-over-heels for Rachael Schulman.

Jackson Grayling III in Apartment 5A is 26, fantastically wealthy and a directionless and hapless layabout ... but he's attracting the attention of a gold-digger in 2B even though he's far more interested in the beautiful and hardworking Emily Mikanowski in 3B. And finally, plain, dull and self-conscious Charlotte Murphy rents 2A and works in the Public Library ... she lives in a dreamworld and is desperate to be anyone but herself. Will any of her neighbours ever take enough notice of her to save her?

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Review:

A wonderfully well written book, full of emotion (Daily Mail)

We loved it . . . we were totally hooked wondering what twists were coming next (Heat)

This emotional read is full of fascinating characters you'll miss once the final page is turned (Bella)

Praise for Elizabeth Noble (-)

Noble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love (Express)

Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant (Sun)

Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face (Daily Express)

Witty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking (Red)

Honest and beautifully written (Woman & Home)

Witty, pacy and immediately engaging (Glamour)

From the Back Cover:

What makes a house a home?

For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side. And life isn't remotely coming up roses.

What makes a neighbour a friend?

Violet has lived in the building for decades but she's always kept herself apart, until Eve's loneliness touches her heart and friendship blossoms.

What makes a wife a lover?

Jason Kramer in Apartment 6A is no longer sure he loves his wife, but he's head-over-heels for Rachael Schulman in 6B.

What makes the girl next door the woman of your dreams?

Meeting Emily Mikanowski from 3A turns Trip Grayling's world upside down. It's love at first sight, but he needs help from Charlotte, the shy romance addict in 2A, if he's going to win the girl.

Dreams come true, hearts are broken and no one is left unchanged when the secrets and desires hidden behind closed doors are finally brought into the light.

Elizabeth Noble. So good you have to share her.

'Deliciously readable' The Times

'We loved it . . . Grab the tissues!' Heat

'Noble is a mistress of the tear-jerking message of love' Express

'I defy you not to cry at least once' Sun

'Enchantingly clever' Penny Vincenzi

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