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See the Stars by Eleanor Ray #Review

  See the Stars by Eleanor Ray will be  published on February 5th 2026 by Piatkus .  Do you ever feel that life isn't going to plan?   When Alice Thorington collapses in the street after a particularly hellish day at work, she must finally admit to herself that her outwardly happy life - steady relationship, well-paid job, beautiful flat in the city - isn't everything she'd hoped it would be. Burnt out by long hours and living a life that doesn't fulfil her dreams, Alice returns home to Yorkshire.  Her childhood home brings complicated family dynamics, a rediscovery of her passion for stargazing and two new friends: Berti, a boy who finds it easier to count the stars than interact with people, and Matt, her brother's best friend and Alice's teenage crush. With each of them facing their own struggles, can the stars that meant so much to Alice in her past help them to find their way in the present?  Filled with heart and warmth, this uplifting novel...
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Clara's Secret Garden Little Duck Pond Cafe by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondBook23

 

Yes! It's time for another visit to the Little Duck Pond Cafe for another novella by Rosie Green. Clara's Secret Garden is number 23 in the series which is amazing! This is the first of  three novellas which tell Clara's story..  

 
When Clara Bowes transforms a wilderness of a garden, she isn't expecting to reconnect with someone special from her past at the same time. Having Rory Angel in her life again is a dream come true. But life is never straight forward – especially in matters of the heart – and soon, a devastating revelation looks set to bring Clara's hopes for the future crashing down around her. Will she find the strength to reach for her dreams?


 My Thoughts

 By now, Sunnybrook seems quite familiar and it is great to wonder who you are going to meet up with this time, where and when! This series also seems to be able to include new characters each time and incorporate them into the annual calendar of village life. Now we get to meet Clara and her family. She is immensely likeable and has a deep desire to keep her family together and to look after her half-brother, despite her mother's poor parenting. You feel a lot of sympathy for her and once she meets up with Rory again, you are rooting for her to find some personal happiness. However, some things do not go according to plan!

    It is always good to check in with the Little Duck Pond Cafe and I enjoyed the interludes there and hearing snippets about characters who have featured previously. As this is the first in a three- part story, there is a lot more to come for Clara and I am interested to find out what is next for her.

In short: family, friends, cakes and dancing.


About the Author

 

 

Rosie’s series of novellas is centred around life in a country village cafe. Look out for ‘A Winter Wish’, published in October, the second book in a heart-warming trilogy centred around peacemaker Clara, who’s having to cope with the demands of her slightly dysfunctional family while searching for her own happy-ever-after . . .

The third book in the trilogy is ‘Clara’s Christmas Magic’, out in November 2022.

 

You can read my review of more of this series here:

Spring at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Summer at the Little Duck Pond Cafe |  Christmas at the Little Duck Pond Cafe | A Bakery at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Confetti at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  A Cornish Summer Holiday  |  Lucy's Great Escape  |  Sweet Pastries and Sourdough    |  A Summer of Surprises  |  The Wedding Cake Wish  |  Snow Falls over Sunnybrook  |  Chocolate Cake for Breakfast 
 |  Jingle Bells in June    |  Sun, Sea and Strawberry Shortcake
 
You can follow Rosie here:   Twitter


 
  
Thanks to Rosie Green and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the event. 

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