Book Synopsis:
Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it.
Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets.
Fifty years ago, newly-wed Stella is relishing making the little cottage a happy home. But for all the lovingly handmade curtains, and the hot dinners ready on the table for her husband, Stella’s dreams of married life jar painfully with the truth.
Fifty years later, the cottage is a new beginning for Tamzin. Determined to get away from her previous life, she makes the move to the wild and vast Yorkshire countryside.
When Tamzin finds a sepia photo of a woman, Stella, standing in the cottage’s garden, there’s a sadness in her eyes that Tamzin recognises. As the cottage reveals more of its secrets, Tamzin is desperate to find out whether Stella got her happy ending. And as she gradually makes new friends, and starts to win over her mysterious neighbour Euan, Tamzin dares to dream about her own happy ending too…
Escape the rat race with this heart-warming, page-turning new novel from Jane Lovering. Perfect for fans of Julie Houston, Beth O’Leary and Kate Forster.
My Review:
A Cottage Full Of Secrets is an absorbing read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Firstly I love the idea of running away to a desolated cottage and doing it up into something liveable so I enjoyed living precariously through Tamzin as she attempted to fix up her cottage. Her many attempts to decorate were heartwarming to read about and I loved reading about the results.
The cottage setting was beautifully described so that I felt I could see it clearly. I loved discovering all the beautiful things there especially as it brings the fantastic handy women Jill into the story. I loved exploring the garden alongside the characters and finding out more about the things they find there.
This story has a bit of everything in it I felt. It was part mystery, with the discovery of the items in the garden and Tamzin trying to discover more about Sheila. However I felt it was also a story about finding yourself which was both heartwarming and emotional at times. It was great to see Tamzin come out of her shell .
Overall i really enjoyed this book which I flew through in a couple of days. It was a very absorbing, satisfying read and I can’t wait to read more from this talented author.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Jane Lovering is the bestselling and award-winning romantic comedy writer who
won the RNA Novel of the Year Award in 2012 with Please Don’t Stop the Music. She
lives in Yorkshire and has a cat and a bonkers terrier, as well as five children who have
now left home.
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