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Coming Home to Maple Lodge by Alison Sherlock #Review

  I am delighted to feature the first in Alison Sherlock's new series set in the Corswolds. Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge was published by Boldwood Books on June 20th. A family and hotel in desperate need of help… Maple Tree Lodge has been the home of the Jackson family for over a century. But the hotel has never been a success and, following the sudden loss of his father, architect Ben Jackson soon discovers the hotel is close to financial ruin. Ben has to make some tough decisions if the hotel is to survive and his family are to keep a roof over their heads. With the hotel in urgent need of a renovation, Ben’s sister calls on the talents of her best friend, interior designer Lily Watson. Cash strapped Lily needs a successful project to prove to herself and her high-achieving parents that she can carve a successful career and Maple Tree Lodge sounds like just the place for Lily to showcase her talents. However, Lily’s vision for a cosy, country Cotswolds hotel is the com...
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A Love to Last a Lifetime by Clare Swatman #Review

 

Today I am featuring A Love to Last a Lifetime by Clare Swatman which was published by Boldwood Books on 23rd January. 

The one that she wants...

Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate...

The one that she needs...

Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime.

The one that got away...

Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love for Erin has never dimmed. But when Adam comes back, in desperate need of Erin's help, everything changes.  Erin starts to wonder whether fate is trying to tell her something…

Will Erin risk it all for the man she had thought was ‘The One’?


 My Thoughts

Erin has a dilemma when she meets up again with Adam who she has always carried a torch for. She has a choice to make between Greg, her husband, and Adam who in many ways is his opposite. The Adam of her memory is magnetic, the cool musician, who she felt a huge attraction for. Whilst Greg may have appeared to be the safe choice, in fact he has a flaw which has ruined her trust in him. However, this story is more than making a choice between her two loves. Erin has to learn to make her own decisions and to mature into being her own person.

    I thought that the thread of accessing the past and tapping into memory was interesting. Erin’s mother suffers from dementia. Adam has lost his memory. Erin feels that a way to access lost memory could be through music. In fact, a music score runs through the story which is told through a dual timeline of then and now. Erin’s decision on who she wants may take you by surprise and in the end, Erin’s character lies at the centre of the story as she finds her way through her quandary.

In short: romance, family, challenging past decisions


About the Author


Clare Swatman is the author of three women’s fiction novels, published by Macmillan, which have been translated into over 20 languages. She has been a journalist for over twenty years, writing for Bella and Woman & Home amongst many other magazines. She lives in Hertfordshire. Before We Grow Old, was published in January 2022.

 

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Book link: Amazon UK


Thanks to Clare Swatman, 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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