Today is my stop on the Blog Tour for this wonderful and heartwarming new release from Katie Ginger. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to take part in the tour, and for my copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
Escape to the countryside with a heart-warming new novel from Katie Ginger, author of Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage.
Amelia loves her life in Paris. But with the surprise inheritance of her childhood home, Meadow Farmhouse, she has no choice but to return to the small village of Meadowbank to restore her great-aunt’s old farmhouse. However returning to Meadowbank means she has to confront her past, including old flame Adam.
When Amelia discovers a locket hidden in the farmhouse, containing the picture of a mysterious World War Two soldier, she starts to uncover the secrets of her great-aunt’s past and is drawn further into village life. Shocked by the warm welcome from the villagers and her own surprising feelings for first love Adam, Amelia is suddenly confused as to where she truly belongs.
Can Amelia finally confront her own past and find where her heart truly calls home?
Fans of Rachael Lucas, Cathy Bramley and Jenny Colgan will fall in love with Katie Ginger!
My Review
This was such a warm and uplifting read that I loved from beginning to end.
Amelia is an interior designing living the life of her dreams in the city of Paris. She loves her job and living in such a vibrant city.
Things change for Amelia when she gets a surprise letter in the post explaining that she has inherited Meadow Farmhouse in the village of Meadowbank. It is where Amelia grew up and she realises that she needs to return to England to restore the cottage and then sell it and return back to her life in Paris.
What Amelia doesn't expect is to feel such a connection to the farmhouse as all of her memories from living there are all tinged with sadness. Returning to the village also means seeing people from her past there especially her ex boyfriend Adam who she hasn't had any contact with since the day she left the village.
As Amelia begins to bring order to the Farmhouse and get it ready for sale she begins to find secrets that her Great Aunt Vera had kept hidden for so long. Amelia also finds a locket filled with two mysterious pictures this fills her with intrigue and Amelia is determined to find out more about the past.
The more Amelia finds out about her Great Aunt the more she begins to enjoy village life again, now she has a very difficult decision to make about her future and where her heart really belongs.
I absolutely loved this book. It is so well written and is full of so many emotions and ups and downs that really keep you engrossed in the book.
The village of Meadowbank sounds like a beautiful place to live, full of community spirit and some wonderful sounding characters.
I enjoyed getting to know Amelia she has had so much heartbreak in her life to deal with at such a young age and it is obvious as you read that life living wither great aunt wasn't always easy either.
She did have a great relationship with Adam before she left the village and it is clear that she still has some feelings for him too.
I enjoyed getting to know all of the different characters within the village who all play a part in the life of Amelia and who all add something to the story too.
This is a heartwarming, uplifting and engaging read and one you will not want to miss.
I am hoping that this will not be the last time we visit Meadowbank.
Definitely a five star read.
Published by HQ Digital on 17th March 2021
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About the Author
KATIE GINGER lives by the sea in the south-east of England, and apart from holidays to very hot places where you can sit by a pool and drink cocktails as big as your head, she wouldn’t really want to be anywhere else. The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse is her seventh novel. She is also the author of the Swallowtail Bay series – Spring Tides at Swallowtail Bay, Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay and Winter Wishes at Swallowtail Bay, Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage and the Seafront series – The Little Theatre on the Seafront, shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year award, and Summer Season on the Seafront.
When she’s not writing, Katie spends her time with her husband and two kids, and their dogs: Wotsit, the King Charles spaniel, and Skips, the three-legged rescue dog. (And yes, they are both named after crisps!)
For more about Katie, you can visit her website: www.keginger.com, find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KatieGAuthor, or follow her on Twitter: @KatieGAuthor..
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