Happily Ever After - Harriet Evans

At twenty-two, Eleanor Bee is sure about three things: she wants to move to London and become a literary superstar, she wants to be able to afford to buy a coffee and croissant every morning, and she doesn’t believe in happy endings. She saw what divorce did to her parents, especially her mum: happily ever after’s fine on the last page of a book, but it just doesn’t happen in real life. Elle moves to London. She gets a job at Bluebird Books, a charmingly old-fashioned publishers. She falls out of pubs, wears too-short skirts, makes lots of mistakes and feels like she’s learning nothing and ... more

I was in Shrewsbury the week before last and on the train home, someone had left this book on the table. I picked it up to have a look and ended up taking it home with me. Within two weeks I've finished reading it which I'm pleased with as it's been an incredibly busy time in the lead up to christmas. The story centres around Eleanor Bee, a twenty two year old, shy clumsy girl who dreams to become a top editor. She loves reading and books but doesn't believe in the happy endings she reads about after witnessing her parents bitter divorce when she was younger. Elle moves to London and lands a ... more