A city romcom with a seaside soul....

In 1989, when waitress Lucy Wren leaves sleepy Mudley for the bright lights of London, she's determined to reinvent herself – big dreams, bold heels, and no slinking back in defeat.

But London isn't quite the movie montage she imagined. A dingy hotel with threadbare carpets and a shower that makes a phone box seem palatial isn't the glamorous start she'd hoped for.

Then everything changes: an unexpected friendship with a boutique heiress... her pampered sausage dog... and her brother – a swoon-worthy Greek god who could be Lucy's soulmate...

...if not for the family expectations, too much money, and a level of polish that requires cufflinks.

As Lucy navigates love, class clashes and the quirks of late 1980s life, she wonders if reinvention means becoming someone new – or simply becoming herself.

A witty romantic comedy full of British charm, seaside cafes and the spark that comes when you finally stand your ground.

This is a revised and updated edition of a novelette previously published under a different title.