Brief Encounters

Name: Brief Encounters
Rating: 2.8535032272338867 (314 reviews)

Kate Harrison

Aug 2012 · Hachette UK

2.9

314 reviews

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Have you ever set out on a train journey not knowing where on earth you'll end up?

Hope is overworked - and so over relationships - when she embarks on a mystery tour arranged by her sister Faith, who has promised her a mini break guaranteed free of romantic four-posters, red roses or dinners for two.

Hope's trying to travel light - yet as she leaves London Euston, her emotional baggage begins to catch up with her. Will the journey finish her off . . . or will it be the start of something new?

This exclusive short story was written by bestselling novelist Kate Harrison as she travelled as Virgin Trains Writer in Residence from London Euston to Penrith for the Romantic Novelists' Association Conference in July 2012.

Included are Kate's top tips for writing on a train (or a boat, or a plane)... who knows, your next bus ride could be the beginning of your first novel.

Also includes an extract from Kate's brand new novel, THE BOOT CAMP.

Ratings and reviews

2.9

314 reviews

A Google user

October 31, 2012

Don't be fooled into thinking this book will be worthwhile. It's over before it even begins! With a strange, bland storyline. I waited in vain for it to improve, and then it was the end of the book and the beginning of another book by the author. Rubbish! I have given it one star because no stars is not an option!

Alisha Murray

September 15, 2014

They need your card details to officially charge you £0.00. The book is rubbish, not much intrigue, did not hold my attention and far too short to have a satisfying end. Did not like the extract of boot camp either. Nothing special, don't bother wasting your time.

Amie Lynch

March 3, 2013

Waste of time, just getting into the story then she arrives at the destination and its the end of the book. Does not explain or go into any detail at all. Waste of a download good job its free.

About the author

Before becoming a novelist, Kate Harrison worked for a news agency, reporting mainly for the national tabloids. She then moved to the BBC where she was a reporter in regional news in Bristol and Birmingham, producer on NEWSROUND, and worked on PANORAMA and other investigative/consumer shows and documentaries.

Kate Harrison writes fiction and non-fiction: her novels include The Secret Shopper's Revenge, Brown Owl's Guide to Life and the Soul Beach thriller trilogy, her young adult series. She's also the author of the bestselling The 5:2 Diet Book, plus three other 5:2 Books.

Visit Kate's website at kate-harrison.com, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/katewritesbooks and Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/katewritesbooks and watch her Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL961FBF0F8A8CE2B2&feature=view_all. Visit the Soul Beachwebsite at http://www.soulbeach.org, the Soul Fire website at http://burningtruths.com and follow Soul Beach on Twitter at https://twitter.com/onsoulbeach and Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/katewritesbooks/the-dream-soul-beach-cast-list. Learn more with http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=auJWC-o-RiY.

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