Fran has always wanted to be a farmer. And now it looks as if her childhood dream is about to come true.
She has just moved in to a beautiful but very run-down farm in the Cotswolds, currently owned by an old aunt who has told Fran that if she manages to turn the place around in a year, the farm will be hers.
But Fran knows nothing about farming. She might even be afraid of cows.
She's going to need a lot of help from her best friend Issi, and also from her wealthy and very eligible neighbour - who might just have his own reasons for being so supportive.
Is it the farm he is interested in? Or Fran herself?
I am a big fan of Katie Fforde, her books never disappoint
and they always leave you feeling pleasantly uplifted and her latest book A
Country Escape is no exception.
When Fran is contacted out of the blue by a distant relative
Amy with news that she maybe inline to inherit the family farm in the Cotswolds
she makes a big and brave decision to leave everything she knows and up stick
to move to the farm to take on the challenge of looking after the farm for a
year. What Fran didn’t realise was quite what a challenge she was taking in as
the farm is run down and is not making a profit.
Desperate to prove to Amy that she could not just cope but
turn the farm around Fran gets stuck in to making some changes to the farm with
the help of her best friend Issi and the herdsman Tig. Having been warned off
the help of Antony from next door because of his interest in the farm Fran is
cautious to accept any help from him.
Just when Fran feels that things for the farm had turned a
corner a surprise is around the corner that will put everything in jeopardy due
to someone elses intentions for the farm.
I haven’t found myself so immersed by a book in so long.
From the moment I picked this book up I couldn’t put it down and so I ended up
absorbing it in one sitting and now I am said to leave the characters behind.
Fran was such a determined, hardworking and creative
character who was so honest and caring, I warmed to her instantly. I really
enjoyed her tackling each task head on desperate to come up with a way to save
the farm and to show Amy that she was worthy of inheriting the farm and to
prove that she had the best intentions of keeping the farm and its heritage in
tack. The friendship between Issi and Fran was such a strong one their support
for one and other was so believable and they bounced off each other perfectly.
I was wary of Antony and I found my opinion of him gradually
changing through out the storyline but was still on my guard waiting for
something to come crashing around the corner and for his true colours to be
shown.
I really enjoy books that centre around building or saving
small businesses so I knew this book was going to appeal to me but I love how
much detail Katie Fforde went into in regards to the hurdles that need to be
faced and the ideas that you bounce around to try and find that special
something that just makes something work. It shows that nothing comes easy it
is through pure determination and hard work that something becomes successful.
To soften the business side of the book we also enjoy blossoming romances,
friendships and gorgeous little puppies too! I think I should give the
hardworking cows a mention too or I will not be in Tig’s good books!
This was another wonderful read by Katie Fforde and it is
definitely up there with my favourite of hers so fans will not be disappointed
by thus book and anyone who is yet to discover Katie Fforde’s books this would
be a great one to start with.
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