num_pages: 384
description: Sophie Apperly's family has never taken her seriously. Fiercely academic they see her more practical skills as frivolous whilst constantly taking advantage of her. So when her best friend Milly invites her over to New York she jumps at the chance. It'll do her ungrateful family good to do without her for a while. What s more she's on a quest America holds the key to solving her family's financial woes even if they don't deserve her help.From the moment Sophie hits the bright lights of Manhattan she's determined to enjoy every minute of her big adventure. So when an evening at an art gallery throws her into the path of Matilda a spirited old lady who invites her to Connecticut for Thanksgiving Sophie willingly accepts much to the dismay of Matilda's grandson Luke. Undeniably attractive but infuriatingly arrogant he is very protective of his grandmother and seems to doubt Sophie's motives for befriending her. No match for the formidable Matilda he eventually admits defeat but first he has a proposal to make. He'll help Sophie in her quest to save her family from financial ruin if she repays the favour. But just what does she have to do in return...?
language: English
title: A Perfect Proposal
publisher: Century