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The Secrets of Midsummer Cottage by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafe Book47

Welcome to Book 47 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series!  The Secrets of Midsummer Cottage   is the latest novella by Rosie Green and was published on July 31st. When new girl Ivy starts working at the café, Maddy suspects she might be hiding something. But when Ivy’s secret is finally revealed, it’s more heart-breaking than anyone could possibly have imagined. My Thoughts Life in The Little Duck Pond Cafe is as lively as ever with some familiar faces appearing, giving us an insight into their lives. Ivy is the newcomer with an interesting backstory. She lives alone in an isolated cottage but you soon pick up that she has some issues she is covering up and parts of the house she wants to keep private. The Little Duck Pond girls however are not put off and try their best to offer support and friendship.  I always enjoy how the cafe seems to expend and take on new ways of incorporating new characters. This time, Ivy has been hired to staff the new bakery which Ellie has op...
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Starting Over at Sunset Cottage by Lisa Hobman 'Review #BoldwoodBloggers

 

I am so happy to participate in the celebrations for the publication of Starting Over at Sunset Cottage by Lisa Hobman by Boldwood Books on October 21st. This novel was previously published as Through the Glass.  

 Do you love someone enough to let them go?

It was love at first sight when talented art student Felicity “Flick” Johnston-Hart and Jim MacDuff’s worlds collided at Oxford University.

However, after years of blissful marriage, everything crashes down when their marriage comes to a painful and abrupt end, thanks to Flick’s interfering mother Penelope.

Finally succumbing to maternal pressure, Flick falls into the high-flying career her mother believed she was destined for.

However, she soon realises life without Jim isn’t all she’d hoped, and that some decisions, once made, cannot be undone.

Meanwhile, Jim is settling back into life as a single man in the beautiful Highland village of Shieldaig, when an unexpected visitor brings painful news. A letter from beyond the grave leads him to do something he never imagined and takes him on a journey he didn’t anticipate.

Can either of them heal and truly move on?

Or is it true that a broken heart can never be a blank canvas?


My Thoughts

 When the story begins, you find yourself very much in Jim's camp. There seems to be very little to like in Felicity's behaviour and you wonder what is next in Jim's life. The story is told through both points of view so you follow them both and begin to understand more about their relationship. I enjoyed this development and by the end of the book realised how many layers there are to Felicity's character. There are several flashbacks back to when they both met and subsequent important events.

    There are plenty of twists and turns in this story and the period in Chicago feels like a complete gear change and was totally unexpected, by me at least. The writing is fluent and carries you through. My favourite section of the book concerned Sunset Cottage itself with all that gorgeous Scottish scenery and rural way of life. Knowing your own mind, family relationships and starting again are all important themes in this story.

In short: new starts and second chances

   

About the Author


Lisa Hobman has written many brilliantly reviewed women’s fiction titles – the first of which was shortlisted by the RNA for their debut novel award. In 2012 Lisa relocated her family from Yorkshire to a village in Scotland and this beautiful backdrop now inspires her uplifting and romantic stories.

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Book links: Amazon UK

Thanks to Lisa Hobman, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

 

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