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A Recipe for Happiness and other stories

A Recipe for Happiness and other stories

A heart-warming short story collection from the bestselling author

Summary

Curl up with this delicious collection of bite-sized treats from the queen of feel-good fiction!

A Recipe for Happiness takes you through a year with No.1 bestselling author Jo Thomas and includes seven heartwarming short stories, tons of mouth-watering new recipes and some personal family memories for an insight into Jo's life and loves, along with an extract of her most recent novel. It's perfect for fans old and new!

**Jo Thomas' new novel A RECIPE FOR CHRISTMAS is available to order now!**

Your favourite authors love Jo Thomas:

'Bursting with flavour, adventure and romance' Ruth Jones

'Delicious and delightful - Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness' Veronica Henry

'Heart-warming, moving and romantic, with beautiful settings - what could be better?' Katie Fforde

Reviews

  • Picking up a Jo Thomas book is a treat for the senses.
    People's Friend

About the author

Jo Thomas

Jo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer, including time at Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show.


Jo's debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festival of Romance Best eBook Award. Her book Escape to the French Farmhouse was a #1 bestselling eBook. Jo loves to explore new countries and discover the food produced there, both of which she thoroughly enjoys researching. Jo lives in Pembrokeshire with her husband and three children, where cooking and gathering around the kitchen table are a hugely important and fun part of their family life.
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