Toni Jordan's debut is a love story but not as you know them. The leading lady of this novel, Grace, has a problem in that she loves to count. Everything. The letters in her name (19). The steps she takes every morning to the local cafe (920). The number of poppy seeds on her orange cake... you see how all consuming this problem could be. But counting gives her confidence and ensures there are no nasty surprises in store. But she wasn't counting on meeting Seamus Joseph O'Reilly, after stealing a banana from his shopping to make her banana count up to 10, and he doesn't think the counting is such a good idea. Thus follows an interesting and heart warming tale of Grace struggling to find a balance between her old habits and her new love.

Addition by Toni Jordan, £3.86 from Amazon.co.uk

 
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