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This is the first novel I've ever read by Katie Fforde (and have plenty more on my TBR pile!) and I must say that I was really enjoying it. I loved the setting so much and really enjoyed that it started in the country and I felt as though the story got started straight away and was really easy to read.

The story follows main character Fran, who gets a letter from a distant relative asking her to come and trial running the farm. If she manages to make the farm earn money and does so for a year, then Amy (her relative) will think about handing over the farm to Fran. Of course, Fran feels out of her depth with this, but she soon decides to give it a go and she quits her job and moves out to the country.

Best friend Issi is by her side when she moves in to the cute little cottage and they soon set about making the cottage more liveable and better looking. The setting itself is idyllic and I loved it. These type of books always make me want to quit my own job and start running a farm! But I think I'd be more like Fran and not know where to even start!

When the truck that takes the milk lets Fran know that they can't come due to the farms broken track, Fran realises that this is where the farm is going wrong. Tig (the one who helps with the cows) says to just chuck the milk away but Fran has other ideas. As she was a chef before she came down to help Amy, she decides to make cheese with the surplus milk. And honestly, some parts of it left my mouth watering!

I really enjoyed reading this story and getting to know all of the characters. I really loved Issi and found myself relating to Fran and her struggles. I was a bit dubious of Anthony to begin with but it still made a lovely story! Overall, a lovely romantic novel which you will lose yourself in. Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.

What a gorgeous book. I always look forward to a new Katie Fforde book and this one didn't disappoint.

With an idyllic setting and characters that you are genuinely rooting for, I loved getting immersed in the lovely story of Fran, Antony, Isi, Trig and not forgetting Amy.

This was just the type of book that you can pick up and immediately get lost in - I did!

A lovely story with equally lovely characters, I'm already looking forward to the next.

When Fran receives a letter from a very distant relative of hers asking her to come and look after her farm for her and if she does well she may inherit it. Fran.takes a chance and moves and tries to save the farm despite it having debts. Can she make a go of it? Having trained as a chef she tries using surplus milk to make cheese. I don’t know about cheese making but it seems to be very well researched and interesting. At some points my mouth was watering with the descriptions of the cheeses. A great read perfect for Mother’s Day.