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Starting Over at Acorn Cottage
- Narrated by: Francesca Waite
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
A heartwarming, uplifting village romance for fans of Holly Martin, Tilly Tennant and Cathy Bramley.
Buying a thatched cottage in the country may not be the usual cure for a broken heart. But after Clara Maxwell finds out her boyfriend and best friend have been sneaking around behind her back, packing her bags and leaving everything in London behind feels like it's the only way forward. When Henry Garnett, her (rather handsome) new contractor, turns up with his little daughter Pansy and a van shaped like a cottage in tow, she isn't sure whether to laugh or cry. What on earth has she gotten herself into? Still, there is something strangely lovable about the people in the little village of Merryknowe, from Rachel Brown, the quiet, lonely girl who bakes magical confections for the tearooms, to Tassie McIver, a little old lady with a lot of wisdom and a penchant for reading tea leaves. With all the heartbreak of the year behind her, could Acorn Cottage be the fresh start Clara so desperately wants?
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"Charming and totally absorbing [...] I could not put this down!" (Holly Martin)
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- Tracy
- 21-01-21
Slower than slow
Sorry to leave a negative review but this book was so slow. The reader didn’t help.
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-11-23
Chick lit with a dark side!
I enjoyed this even though Kate Forster has a rather pastoral view of the UK, sometimes it is evident she is not from the UK. The book was not without its editorial problems and this, audible book set those right . Unfortunately the narrator was extremely irritating, for me, she pronounced the silent Gs at the end of words every time, by the end of the audible, I had lost interest and sympathy with the characters.
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- lorna f.
- 15-11-23
Not as good as some of her other books.
Overall a mildly entertaining listen, although it did require a lot of suspension of disbelief, and the plot seemed far too hurried. I also found the “country bumpkin” voice used for Henry really jarring.
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- S A Webb
- 22-07-23
beautiful
totally absorbing,incredibly well-written story with every emotion you can think of beautifully scripted. loved it.
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- michelle sanders
- 02-07-23
Beautiful
Such a good book, the characters are well written, they make you laugh and cry.
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- esme mitchell
- 26-06-23
Heartwarming!
Lovely story with touching emotions, quite relatable. We all need a Tassci in our lives xx
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- tina williams
- 25-02-23
Excellent
As always a beautiful story well written just the rite amount of tests and laughter and a little bit of naughty
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- Christine Mason
- 20-02-23
First read of this author
Really enjoyed this book, well read and thoroughly enjoyable will read more by this author
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- Mrs J Armstrong
- 09-04-22
Easy listener
I really enjoyed this easy going story. It was easy to follow and beautifully told.
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- Kay
- 08-04-22
some cringing moments and a rushed romance
The characters are actually ok, the minor characters being more interesting than the main. The main female character is rather immature and the the main male character says some things that made me thing "really? would anyone actually say that?"
The story itself was ok and easy listening in the background. Althought it sounds odd (and wrong) but it is nice to see the abuse of a minor character not being from the usual stereotypes.
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