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The Year of Taking Chances
by Lucy Diamond
I listened to this Lucy Diamond book read by Antonia Beamish and loved it.
Larkmead is such a charming and delightfully idyllic Suffolk village with house names such as The Granary, a pub called The Partridge and warm, funny, real characters.
The book follows Gemma, Caitlin and Saffron who meet unexpectedly at the New Year's Eve party Gemma and her husband Spencer are holding. They live in the village with their two children and Caitlin is only back to clear out her recently deceased mother's house whilst Saffron is escaping London, although really she is trying to escape making a tough decision.
The three become the best of friends as they navigate all sorts of stormy events in their personal lives. There is a lot of sewing, emailing, cake-eating, hand-wringing and romance in a book where even the worst scenarios somehow have a happy ending and the reader can relax, knowing that all will be well in the end.
It is light, bright, endearing and uplifting, the way in which the three women help each other come to terms with all manner of unexpected developments.
Each woman is different but entirely loveable and it is the sort of book that has you cheering on from the sidelines, daring them to take risks, have faith, be bold and believe in themselves. It is the sort of read that leaves me wishing I could visit the place and meet the characters, from very annoying minor celebrity Bunty, to Spencer stuck at home, Harry doing the right thing, Caitlin defacing an ex's canvas portrait and Saffron tackling tricky sister Eloise.
I almost had tears in my eyes as I listened to Gemma's letter to Spencer, and as the book comes to a close I felt good about life and how things can work out for the best.
I really enjoy Lucy Diamond books and the narration is superb. Take a trip to Larkmead yourself and fall in love against a backdrop of English countryside and feel-good friendships.
Well done all round to author and narrator!
Larkmead is such a charming and delightfully idyllic Suffolk village with house names such as The Granary, a pub called The Partridge and warm, funny, real characters.
The book follows Gemma, Caitlin and Saffron who meet unexpectedly at the New Year's Eve party Gemma and her husband Spencer are holding. They live in the village with their two children and Caitlin is only back to clear out her recently deceased mother's house whilst Saffron is escaping London, although really she is trying to escape making a tough decision.
The three become the best of friends as they navigate all sorts of stormy events in their personal lives. There is a lot of sewing, emailing, cake-eating, hand-wringing and romance in a book where even the worst scenarios somehow have a happy ending and the reader can relax, knowing that all will be well in the end.
It is light, bright, endearing and uplifting, the way in which the three women help each other come to terms with all manner of unexpected developments.
Each woman is different but entirely loveable and it is the sort of book that has you cheering on from the sidelines, daring them to take risks, have faith, be bold and believe in themselves. It is the sort of read that leaves me wishing I could visit the place and meet the characters, from very annoying minor celebrity Bunty, to Spencer stuck at home, Harry doing the right thing, Caitlin defacing an ex's canvas portrait and Saffron tackling tricky sister Eloise.
I almost had tears in my eyes as I listened to Gemma's letter to Spencer, and as the book comes to a close I felt good about life and how things can work out for the best.
I really enjoy Lucy Diamond books and the narration is superb. Take a trip to Larkmead yourself and fall in love against a backdrop of English countryside and feel-good friendships.
Well done all round to author and narrator!