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Zusatztext "[A] quirky! romantic comedy." Informationen zum Autor Anna Maxted is a freelance writer and the author of the smash international bestsellers Getting Over It , Running in Heels , and Behaving Like Adults . She lives in London with her husband, author Phil Robinson, and their son. Klappentext A hopeless unromantic gets a crash course in love in the fourth hilarious novel from bestselling author Anna Maxted After her disaster of a marriage ends when she is justtwenty, Hannah is convinced you have to be out of yourmind (or desperate) to tie the knot. And life without ahusband at thirty-one is just fine, thank you very much.She has a steady job working as a private investigator(albeit a mediocre one); a devoted boyfriend of fiveyears, Jason; and a wonderful relationship with her dad(it's a shame her mother is such a lost cause). Then, ona romantic weekend retreat to a faux-ancient castle,Jason proposes marriage, leaving Hannah with nochoice but the obvious: to turn him down cold. Much to her horror, four weeks later, Jason becomesengaged to his next-door neighbor, a fine bakerand "proficient seamstress." Has Hannah blown herlast chance at a solid relationship as her familyclaims? Jason agrees to give her another chance -- butonly if she meets his terms, among them a promise todust off the many skeletons in her closet. Brimming with her characteristic blend of humorand heartache, Anna Maxted's Being Committed is a perceptivelook at intimacy (and its substitutes), commitmentphobia, and the power others have over us. Zusammenfassung A hopeless unromantic gets a crash course in love in the fourth hilarious novel from bestselling author Anna Maxted After her disaster of a marriage ends when she is justtwenty! Hannah is convinced you have to be out of yourmind (or desperate) to tie the knot. And life without ahusband at thirty-one is just fine! thank you very much.She has a steady job working as a private investigator(albeit a mediocre one); a devoted boyfriend of fiveyears! Jason; and a wonderful relationship with her dad(it's a shame her mother is such a lost cause). Then! ona romantic weekend retreat to a faux-ancient castle!Jason proposes marriage! leaving Hannah with nochoice but the obvious: to turn him down cold. Much to her horror! four weeks later! Jason becomesengaged to his next-door neighbor! a fine bakerand "proficient seamstress." Has Hannah blown herlast chance at a solid relationship as her familyclaims? Jason agrees to give her another chance -- butonly if she meets his terms! among them a promise todust off the many skeletons in her closet. Brimming with her characteristic blend of humorand heartache! Anna Maxted's Being Committed is a perceptivelook at intimacy (and its substitutes)! commitmentphobia! and the power others have over us. ...
