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Nicola Hodgkinson's deliciously nostalgic and funny memoir was voted the winner of the 'People's Author' competition on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.  Wise and warm-hearted, Nicola reminds us how important it is to follow our dreams amidst the chaos of life's diversions.

What would you do if your husband went off with another woman and left you alone with three young children?

Nicola Hodgkinson bought a brightly-painted gypsy wagon and a horse called Doris, and moved to an idyllic cottage by the sea.  There with a menagerie of delinquent chickens, amorous guinea pigs, a gluttonous stray cat and a wilful donkey she threw herself wholeheartedly into the chaso, frustration and hilarity of being a single parent.  Fired up by nosey neighbours and an ageing, opinonated mother, Nicola soon realised that life was too short to give up her dreams.

This is the frank, funny and moving true story of a woman who was determined to keep laughing in the face of everything life threw at her.

'This is the most wonderful story. A very worthy winner of the "People's Author" competition' Alan Titchmarsh.

Hardback.