He hadn't given her a second look ... until someone else did... Londoner, Maggie Sullivan hadn't exactly spent her teenage years beating off hordes of panting admirers with a stick. In fact, most of it was spent alone in her bedroom either working on her Spice Girls, Union Jack dress or trying out her dead mother's heated rollers. All that had changed, of course, in her final year at school. As the object of her all-consuming school girl crush, Steve, had remarked at the time; who would have thought losing a little puppy fat, discovering hair product and investing in a Wonderbra would make such a difference? More than ten years on, he still has 'plans' for Maggie ... but not until he's got one or two things out of his system. Only now Maggie has announced her intention to move to the country and he is not happy; especially since he's noticed a 'country toff' rival 'sniffing around'. He is more than delighted that Maggie's move is turning out to be somewhat of a disaster. While she had been expecting village fetes, cricket teas and to be able to finally unleash her inner baker; in reality her cake-making efforts are being described as 'lacklustre', her godfather and boss is being referred to in very derogatory terms and somehow an extremely embarrassing photo has appeared in the local paper. An overheard conversation and a chance late night encounter lead Maggie to conclude that widower and local 'catch', Will is responsible and there is a price to be paid, right? How can she know that her day (or rather, intimate evening) of reckoning will set in motion a roller coaster ride of high points and humiliations that will put to the test some of her most long standing relationships and lead her to question everything she thinks she knows about her capacity for love... '...great character observations and self-deprecating humour hit the spot perfectly.' '...so much more than just a funny romantic comedy. Superbly written!' '...great read...I think I've found myself a new author!' From one of the writers of the top cartoon humour blog, Commytooper.com, The Great British Date Off is for anyone who likes their romances served with lashings of laughter and a generous sprinkling of sexual tension.