He was a man whose story was over; she was a woman writing her final page. A heartbreakingly beautiful standalone novel from the Goodbye with Love collection.
For sixty-two years, Maggie Hartley lived a life of quiet routine, her greatest adventures bound in the books she taught. When a terminal diagnosis gives her a sudden, brutal deadline, she makes a defiant choice: to write one last, magnificent chapter for herself.Her plan requires an accomplice.
James Wilton is a sixty-five-year-old widower who has barricaded his heart behind a fortress of history books and grumpy solitude. His life is a quiet, orderly study in grief. Until he answers a ridiculous ad on a community notice board.
He was looking for a distraction. He found a purpose.
What starts as a pact to complete a bucket list of absurd and beautiful deeds becomes something more. A wild train trip to Stonehenge at sunrise. A disastrous, hilarious attempt at punting. A daring wedding crash that ends in a dance that changes everything.
With every adventure, the walls around James’s heart begin to crumble. With every laugh, Maggie feels more alive than ever before.
But the clock is ticking. The shadow of her illness is a constant presence, and as their connection deepens into a love that neither of them expected, they must face the ultimate question:
How do you build a future when you know you are running out of time?
Autumn in Cambridge is a beautiful, funny, and heart-shattering story about the bravery it takes to live and love to the fullest, proving that it’s never too late for one last, great adventure.
This emotional standalone romance is the first book in the Goodbye with Love collection, a series of poignant love stories about beautiful goodbyes and hopeful new beginnings. Perfect for fans of stories that make you laugh, cry, and believe in the enduring power of a second chance.
Genre: General Fiction
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