'What would I do without you, Lucy Brown?' he said, and kissed me softly. I held his face in my hands and kissed him back. I felt that life just couldn't get any more perfect. And I was right, it wouldn't. By the end of the next day, I'd be dead.

Lucy is about to marry the man of her dreams - kind, handsome, funny Dan - when she breaks her neck the night before their wedding. Unable to accept a lifetime's separation from her soulmate, Lucy decides to become a ghost rather than go to heaven and be parted from Dan.

But it turns out things aren't quite as easy as that. When Lucy discovers that Limbo is a grotty student-style house in North London she's less than thrilled. Especially after meeting her new flatmates: grumpy, cider-swilling EMO-kid Claire; and Brian, a train-spotter with a Thomas the Tank Engine duvet and a big BO problem. But Lucy has a more major problem on her hands - if she wants to become a ghost and be with Dan she has to complete an almost impossible task. How the hell does a girl like Lucy find a girlfriend for the dorkiest man in England? IT geek Archie's only passions are multi-player computer games and his Grandma.

But Lucy only has twenty-one days to find him love. And when she discovers that her so-called friend Anna is determined to make a move on the heart-broken, vulnerable Dan, the pressure is really on...

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Book of the Year - 'Heaven Can Wait'

Debut Novel of the Year - 'Heaven Can Wait'

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Debut Novel of the Year - 'Heaven Can Wait'

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Reviews

"The perfect blend of funny, smart and --sob -- pass the Kleenex, this might just be the best chicklit debut of the year."

DAILY RECORD

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"This is without a doubt one of the best chick lit books I've ever read. The plot is unique, it's warm-hearted and fun and the story flows along at a really good pace. I was hooked from the outset and quite literally raced through it. To me this book is pretty much perfect and in all honesty I can't actually find fault with it. In fact the only thing I didn't like about it was the fact that it had to end. 10/10;"

CHICKLITCLUB

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"I go through a lot of books as I write for Trashionista but HEAVEN CAN WAIT is, in all honesty, the best book I have read so far this year - in actual fact, it's one of my favourites. I couldn't put it down, and quite frankly, have never read a book that made me literally laugh and cry all the way through (let alone refuse to pee until I'd finished it all. It's that addictive.) It was such a beautiful book and brilliantly written."

ELLE SYMONDS
www.trashionista.com

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'You'll find yourself laughing one minute and crying the next'

CANDIS MAGAZINE

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"I just couldn’t put it down...one for the cold winter evenings to warm your heart. Brilliant. 5/5"

WWW.CHICKLITREVIEWS.COM

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'A great bit of escapism that will have you laughing, gasping and crying. Lucy Brown is an adorable character and you will be routing for her all the way'

WWW.LOVEREADING.CO.UK

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'Life can wait while you're reading this fabulous story of love after death... you won't want to do anything else but race to the end. Cally Taylor has created a truly believable world beyond ours. It's warm, romantic and very funny'

KATE HARRISON
('The Secret Shopper's Revenge')

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“This quirky and enjoyable ghost story is Cally Taylor ’s first novel after finishing as runner-up in Woman’s Own’s 2006 short story competition. When Lucy dies on the eve of her wedding, she can’t let go of her groom.” 4/5

WOMAN'S OWN

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