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‘A feel-good story with oodles of charm’Daily MailRise and Shine, Benedict Stone tells the story of Benedict Stone, a forty-four year old jeweller whose life has lost its lustre. A boulder of a man, he’s jovial and laidback on the outside, but he feels anything but.His fifteenth wedding anniversary to Estelle is on the horizon, but his marriage is breaking down.In trying to have a child for many years, Benedict and Estelle have focused on nothing else. They’ve forgotten how to relate as a couple in their own right. When Estelle moves out of their home, after Benedict’s reluctance to accept their childless fate, he is devastated. Benedict vows to win Estelle back – but he doesn’t know how.One rainy night, after a disappointment with Estelle, Benedict is alone in his house once more, when there’s a knock at the door. Thinking his wife has returned Benedict answers to find a young stranger on his doorstep. The girl announces that she is his sixteen-year-old niece, Gemma, and that she’s arrived from America to stay with him for the summer.Gemma and Bill decide to make a deal. She can stay with him for the summer but, in turn, she will help him with operation WEB - Win Estelle Back…
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