Kitty Logan is a journalist with the magazine Etcetera. She also had been doing some television stories for a programme called Thirty Minutes. Having made a error on a television story and making an incorrect accusation she is facing a court case and the ruin of her career. At the same time her friend, mentor and the magazine editor at Etcetera, Constance Dubois, is terminally ill in hospital.
When Kitty visits Constance she is asked, at her next visit, to bring in to her an envelope from her filing cabinet which contains the idea for a story. When Kitty looks into the envelope she finds a list of one hundred names but no other information. As a final tribute to Constance, Kitty has to find out what links these one hundred people and write the main feature story for the magazine. This is her chance to save her career whilst at the same time paying tribute to Constance. Kitty has just two weeks in which to find these people, make the connection and write the most important story of her career.
Kitty struggles to find the people on the list. She desperately wants to make a success of the story, but a lot of people don't want to talk to journalists, and particularly journalists with her current poor reputation!
This is an interesting story and I felt a lot of empathy for Kitty. She really is sorry for what she has done and does want to make amends, but just doesn't know how.
I have not read a Cecelia Aherne book for a very long time, but I'm sure I have previously read at least 'PS I Love You' and I have 'The Gift' on my bookshelf.
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