The peacock emporium

"Now published in the US for the first time, an early novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You, After You, and Still Me"--

"Athene Forster embraced the Sixties like few others. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was spoiled, beautiful, and out of control. And within two years of her marriage, the rumours had begun again. Thirty-five years on, Suzanna Peacock finds refuge from her mother's shameful legacy in her shop, the Peacock Emporium. Within its magical walls she discovers not just friendship, and an escape from her troubled marriage, but the first real passion of her life. But the spectre of her mother still haunts Suzanna, setting in place a series of dramatic events. Only by confronting the past will she finally be able to face the future"--

Athene Forster was spoiled, beautiful, and out of control. Within two years of her marriage, the rumours had begun again. Thirty-five years on, Suzanna Peacock seeks refuge from her mother's shameful legacy. She opens the Peacock Emporium, a coffee bar and shop, in Suffolk. Within its walls she discovers not just friendship, and an escape from her troubled marriage, but the first real passion of her life. But the spectre of her mother still haunts Suzanna, setting in place a series of dramatic events. -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book