We are starting the new year with a return to The Railway Lane Series with Alison Sherlock's novel, Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm. It was published by Boldwood Books on January 3rd.
She drives a tractor. He arrives in a red Ferrari. What
could possibly go wrong?
Flora Barton is desperate to save her family home Strawberry
Hill Farm. She only needs one thing - a great business idea to keep the farm
afloat!
So, when Nico Rossi arrives from Italy with a crazy plan to
save the farm, Flora should be overjoyed. The trouble is the Rossi men are
infamous playboys and sensible Flora doesn’t trust impetuous Nico at all.
Nico has been trying to escape the famous Rossi surname his
whole life. Arriving in sleepy Cranfield after recently losing his beloved
grandfather and family vineyard, he has no intention of staying on any longer
than necessary. But he soon realises how desperate the situation is and throws
caution to the wind to help turn the farm into a Glamping site.
Can Flora realise her dreams to keep the farm safe for the
future and can Nico ever stop running from his past?
As they try to save Strawberry Hill Farm, secrets are
revealed and just maybe they’ll discover why opposites attract...
My Thoughts
This is a heartwarming series with a cast of likeable characters and an idyllic setting. However, look below the surface and you discover that there are difficulties even in this gorgeous place and Flora has a fight on her hands to save the family farm. I loved the relationship between Flora and her grandmother and there some lovely friendships between the generations.
Flora has her own secret dreams as to what she wanted her future to entail and in many ways she has put them on one side and compromised for the good of her family. Family duty is important to Nico as well and there are many similarities in their past stories. Of course at first glance they seem very different with Nico's playboy image and flashy Ferrari. Familiar characters from this series and the earlier Riverside Lane series add local colour but this can also be read as a standalone.
In short: uplifting read with gorgeous characters
About the Author
Alison Sherlock is the author of the bestselling Willow Tree
Hall books. Alison enjoyed reading and writing stories from an early age and
gave up office life to follow her dream. Her series for Boldwood is set in a
fictional Cotswold village.
You can read my review of The Village Shop for Lonely Hearts here and The Village of Lost and Found here and The Village Inn of Secret Dreams here and The Village of Happy Ever Afters here. and Heading Home to Lavemder Cottage here, Mew Beginnings on Railway Lane here
Thanks to Alison Sherwood, 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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