by Trisha Ashley · Quinta Essência · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789897413803
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«Um desejo por uma estrela» is a romantic novel by Trisha Ashley, published by Quinta Essência in paperback (468 pages, in Portuguese).
Cally is a single mother and believes the only romance she will ever experience is that of romantic comedies. When her daughter Stella falls ill, juggling care and her work as a recipe writer overwhelms her. Then she meets Jago, a charming pastry chef, and amid the Christmas atmosphere his presence will test her decision never to fall in love again.
The work was originally published in English as «Wish Upon a Star» in 2013; this Portuguese edition, with the subtitle «A prenda perfeita nem sempre está debaixo da árvore de Natal», appeared in 2015.
Ideal for those seeking a contemporary romantic comedy, with a Christmas setting and a story of second chances.
Trisha Ashley is a British author of romantic fiction. She has written over 27 novels, many of them Sunday Times Bestsellers, and has also published short stories and poetry. She was nominated for The Constable Trophy for Northern Writers in the 1980s, the Melissa Nathan Award for Romantic Comedy in 2009 and 2010, and the RoNA Award for Romantic Comedy Novel in 2018 and 2021. In 2024, her novel The Wedding Dress Repair Shop won the RoNA Award for Popular Fiction. In 2010 her novel Every Woman for Herself was voted one of The Three Best Romantic Novels of the Last 50 Years by the readers of Woman's Weekly in association with the Romantic Novelists Association (RNA).
