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Changing Seasons for the Country Nurse by Kate Eastham #Review

  I am thrilled to review the next in the latest series by  Kate Eastham. Changing Seasons for the Country Nurse was published by Boldwood Books on August 22nd.   In the quiet Lancashire countryside of 1936, city-trained nurse Lara Flynn must contend with far more than muddy lanes and b oisterous farm dogs. Still recovering from a past trauma and an ill-fated love affair, she’s determined to prove herself as a capable district nurse and midwife to a community that doesn’t easily welcome outsiders. As autumn sets in, Lara becomes a trusted presence at Ingleside Surgery - soothing frightened patients, forming a close bond with her spirited colleague Marion and earning the grudging respect of the erratic but brilliant senior doctor. But behind the laughter and team spirit, shadows loom. There’s loss, secrets buried deep in the hearts of her new friends and a face from her past that threatens everything Lara's tried to leave behind. When tragedy strikes a patient - a...

Let it Snow by Beth Moran #Review

 

Welcome to the blog today where we are looking closer at Beth Moran's latest festive novel, Let it Snow. It was published by Boldwood Books on 30th August.


When your heart's broken, all roads lead home...

After the end of a long-term relationship, local weather girl Bea Armstrong has been avoiding her family, and their inevitable ‘I-told-you-sos.’ But with Christmas fast approaching, she is finally on her way home to Charis House, the school in Sherwood Forest that her mum and dad run in their old family home. And to top it all off, the insufferable Henry Fairfax – who her parents have always wanted her to marry – has also been invited.

Relief comes in the shape of a last minute interview for her dream job. There are just a few minor problems… The interview is in Scotland, Bea has no car, and the snow is falling already. The only solution is for Henry to drive her – could this Christmas get any worse…

But during an unforgettable two day interview, a stay in a log cabin and a nightmare journey through the snow, Henry turns out to be nothing like she thought.  And when Bea’s first love and recent ex shows up, Bea has a difficult choice to make…


 My Thoughts

Warm and uplifting, I loved this festive read, despite the fact that I was reading it in August! Bea's family are not run of the mill and she has obviously been brought up to disregard the material things and to give people another chance. Her approach to her working life as a weather presenter sets her apart and she has built up her own community of listeners through her own kindness. You realise that her own family upbringing has made her the adult she has become. 

    There is plenty of humour in her mother's attempt to have the perfect Christmas although you realise that there is more to it than first appears. Similarly, the characters Bea meets in Scotland make you smile as each task they have to do seem to be more and more preposterous. There is plenty of romance brewing in the background and in all, we have a heart-warming story full of festive touches.

In short: festive family fun

About the Author


Beth Moran is the bestselling author of romantic novels including Christmas Every Day and Just The Way You Are. She regularly features on BBC Radio Nottingham and is a trustee of the national women’s network Free Range Chicks. She lives on the outskirts of Sherwood Forest.

You can read my review of Christmas Every Day here
 and How not to be a Loser here and Take a Chance on Me here and We Belong Together here

You can follow Beth here: Website   |  Boldwood Books Profile Page   |  Facebook   |  Twitter  |  Bookbub  |  Newsletter Sign Up Link 
 
Book link: Amazon UK 
 
Thanks to Beth Moran and Boldwood Books for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 


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