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The course of true love never did run smooth! Josie is taking planning her wedding a little too seriously. Harry, her fiance, is starting to feel left-out and overwhelmed… Josie decides a trip to her beautiful family home in Cornwall will be just the thing to get him in the mood, and Harry reluctantly agrees. It’s going to be the first perfect opportunity for chief bridesmaid Diane and best man Ant to meet, too. But they’ve hardly been in the car five minutes before they’ve declared all out war on one another. As friendships are tested to the limit, Ant tries to lighten the mood. He suggests the four agree to a dare put forward by Freddie Puck, a famous TV hypnotist. On Midsummer’s Eve they must go to the spooky standing stones on the cliff and agree to be hypnotised. Local mythology says that true love and lasting happiness belong to those who plight their troth at midnight on Midsummer’s Eve at the standing stones. But as night falls and Freddie Puck begins to play his mind games Josie, Harry, Diane and Ant discover much more about themselves, those they care about and their destinies than anyone could have imagined …
A high-stakes wedding planning getaway turns into a transformative experience when four friends participate in a mysterious hypnotic dare on Midsummer’s Eve. Josie, determined to orchestrate the perfect wedding, drags her overwhelmed fiancé Harry to her family home in Cornwall, accompanied by the clashing bridesmaid Diane and best man Ant. As interpersonal tensions escalate, the group agrees to a challenge from a famous TV hypnotist, Freddie Puck, at a local site of ancient standing stones. The narrative tracks the psychological and emotional shifts of these four characters as they confront their personal truths under the influence of the hypnotist's games.
This novel presents a lighthearted exploration of romantic entanglements set against the backdrop of Cornish folklore. The premise suggests a focus on the friction between modern relationship pressures and the influence of tradition or suggestion. Readers likely encounter a narrative that balances comedic dialogue with moments of personal revelation as the characters navigate their respective futures. The story appears to lean into the tropes of contemporary romance while utilizing the setting to heighten the emotional stakes for the protagonists.
Page Count:
353
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Avon
ISBN-10:
0007464487
ISBN-13:
9780007464487
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