A New Dawn at Owl's Lodge by Jessica Redland #Review #BumbleBeeBarnCollection #PublicationDay

 

I am delighted to be returning to Jessica Redland's Bumble Bee Barn Collection of novels with A New Dawn at Owl's Lodge which is published today on May 16th by Boldwood Books.

 
Could one chance meeting change your life forever?

Zara is at a crossroads in life. While she adores her job as a producer's assistant working on hit TV shows, travelling around the country means she doesn't truly feel that she has a home. With a fractured relationship with her family and unrequited love weighing heavily on her heart, she is torn about what her next step in life should be...

Snowy is hiding from the world. He's devoted his life to home schooling his young son and caring for sick owls at his home, Owl's Lodge, deep in the Yorkshire Wolds countryside. While he's passionate about both, it's a lonely existence and he's starting to question his decisions. But how do you step back into a world you've pushed away for years...?

When Zara brings an injured owl to Owl's Lodge, its frosty, reclusive owner is far from welcoming. Despite hostilities, there's a connection that neither could ever have prepared themselves for. As they discover a shared passion, a new friendship blossoms, but both Zara and Snowy are used to shutting people out.

Can they both find the courage to open up and the strength to move on from their pasts? And what could this mean for their future happiness?

Escape to the world of Bumblebee Barn and Hedgehog Hollow with MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland for this brand new feel-good romance of family, friendship and hope.

 My Thoughts

Returning to the group of friends who populate the Bumble Bee Barn and Hedgehog Hollow is always a pleasure. This story focuses on Zara, who is Amber's assistant and Snowy, who lives at Owl's Lodge nearby which offers help to wounded owls. It can be read as a standalone story. Both Amber and Snowy have issues from their past. Zara's family issues cut deep with her but she does show a desire to move on and to find a way of believing in her abilities. She has the facility to  'live in the moment' and to enjoy the present. 

    Snowy has a complicated past which has led to him closing ranks around his grandfather and young son. However, he knows that he cannot hide his son away no matter how much he wants to withdraw from the world. There are some dark issues in Snowy's background but he comes through as a sensitive and essentially kind person. Well up to Jessica Redland's standard, I particularly enjoyed the references to the owls and nature. With well rounded characters and an interesting storyline, this provides an uplifting read. 

In short: sympathetic characters in an idyllic setting

About the Author

Jessica Redland writes emotional but uplifting stories of love, friendship, family and community. Her Whitsborough Bay books transport readers to the stunning North Yorkshire Coast where she lives with her husband, daughter and sprocker spaniel. Her Hedgehog Hollow series, set in a hedgehog rescue centre, takes readers into the beautiful rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds.

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Thanks to Jessica Redland, 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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