{"product_id":"second-first-impressions-sally-thorne-9780733646133","title":"Second First Impressions","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling Australian author of The Hating Game comes the clever, funny and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two elderly women - under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture . . . so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work . . . Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. It's a truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' BETH O'LEARY, author of The Flatshare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A delight. Will make you laugh. Charming, funny and heartwarming' Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humour and heart' EMILY HENRY, author of Beach Read\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A hilarious and cute romcom set in a retirement village with the quirkiest, most likeable heroine ever' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'After a sweet, funny and heartwarming love story, then look no further' FIONA PALMER, author of Secrets Between Friends\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The definition of a feel-good romance. This story and these characters will grow on you until Ruthie and Teddy are wrapped around your heart' Herald Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Tender ... beneath Thorne's fresh and breezy writing style is a story with real depth.' Bookpage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'It's Thorne's storytelling, which gives her seniors as much life as her twentysomethings, that proves as delightful as an early bird special' USA Today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An addictive romance filled with deep feeling, crackling attraction and cackling laughs . . . will have your he\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sally Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43175490519283,"sku":"9780733646133","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780733646133.jpg?v=1662074724","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/second-first-impressions-sally-thorne-9780733646133","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}