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Another great book from Katie Fforde. If it is book to escape with you can not go far wrong with one written by Katie Fforde! Anna has bought a lovely cottage that needs lots doing to it. She can put … Continue reading →

Nell is a widow, with three children, all at college. Nell spends lots of time fundraising for the local hospice who use the land called Paradise Fields owned by one of the locals. When he dies, the land is passed … Continue reading →

The story of May,Sally & Harriet. They met by chance whilst working for “Slimeball Slater” and when they realised they were being exploited they decided to form their own company. Each of them are short of money and yet they … Continue reading →

From Random Books “This is a truly extraordinary book which has already become a bestseller all over the world in hardback. Read as much by adults as the older children for whom it was originally published, it is the story … Continue reading →

I finished this book over the weekend, and wanted to take a few days to reflect on it. I found that it was actually a powerful book, allowing us as readers to identify with ourselves that we really don’t know … Continue reading →

The very gentle story of women who come together through circumstance and not choice. What continues to bind them together is friendship,understanding and appreciation of each others achievements. There is not much sewing, as the title might imply, but it … Continue reading →

Two of the Elm Creek Quilters are leaving. That means that Sarah, Sylvia & the Elm Creek Quilters need to interview for replacements. – Meet Anna, a chef and quilter frustrated with her boyfriend Gordon who I think is very … Continue reading →

A really lovely little book, from the size of the book (18 x 12.5cms), the decorative dust jacket, and storyline. Indeed the cover has a “read me” feel to it and I wonder just how I resisted to read for … Continue reading →

The very gentle story of Dorothea Granger, who we, as readers meet in The Runaway Quilt. Dorothea is the very close friend of Sylvia’s great great aunt Greta. This story unfolds the life that Dorothea endured before she meets Greta, … Continue reading →

Sylvia has married her childhood friend Andrew and she is happy and her friends delighted for her, but something is amiss. There is an undercurrent of the Elm Creek Quilters being unsettled. Bonnie is about to face a divorce and … Continue reading →