A great combination - fantastic setting, wonderful characters and a very easy writing style. Looking forward to reading more from the author.

I originally requested this book as I was testing out the auto-approval process for our international customers so I could advise them on how to get up and running with it, and sent them a link/widget to download this book so that they could be auto-approved too. Seems to have worked!

This book sat on my "to be read" pile for a long time. I don't know why it took me so long to start it, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. The local dialect took a while to sink in, but once I got past that, I quickly needed to know how things turned out for Eliza. This is a great read. The ending was pretty predictable, but the book was enjoyable, nonetheless.

Eliza grows up in a poor cottage in Somerset with her grandparents. Although life is hard Eliza has a happy childhood. As she grows older she starts to wonder if there is more to life than producing willow baskets. Then a wealthy young man, Theo, meets her when he is out riding & is greatly taken with her but will this be her happy ever after or will the social divide be too great? Eliza finds herself leaving her cottage with little more than her grandmas amber comb which is her most precious possession.
I enjoyed this book and will be looking out for other books by this author

Eliza wants more from life, she wants to see the world but she is stuck in her little house with her Grandfather whom she loves dearly.

Then one day a stunning stranger changes everything, Eliza falls in love with him, but is he who he appears to be ?

I adore Linda Finlay and I was so excited to read this and I was not disappointed. Linda's accurate descriptions of the west country settings and sayings really bring the book to life.

If you're looking for a book that will keep you hooked and is steeped on culture then The Girl With The Amber Comb is for you.

Lovely book although I did struggle with the dialect I could feel myself saying it in my head until I knew what some of the words meant. I love family saga books so if you do give it a go

I wasn’t sure about some of the dialect when I first started reading this book, however I soon got used to and really enjoyed it.
Eliza has a hard life with her grander to keep a look out for her. She finds Theo who she thinks is the love of her life until granger reveals secrets that change everything. Then she discover a way of life she would never have imagined. Just as well life turns full circle.

I really enjoyed this book! A great story line that kept me hooked and excellent main characters. I would highly recommend this book.

I have a little confession to make. Yes yet another one. Although I have a few of Linda's books on my ever increasing 'to be read' mountain, I haven't actually read any of them yet. What a mistake to make. However, my lovely Mammy Ginger Book Geek has read several of Linda's books and she really enjoyed them. We have similar reading tastes and enjoy the same sort of family sagas, so I knew that I was going to be in for a treat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Girl With The Amber Comb' but more about that in a bit.
For me, the cover of 'The Girl With The Amber Comb' was enough to grab my attention initially. Well the lead character does have ginger hair and us ginger haired folk need to stick together. I know that sounds very superficial but it's true. I have to be honest and say that it took me a little while to get into this story because there is a fair bit of West Country dialect in there and as I am from the North East of England, I was a bit stumped at times as to what the author meant. However, by my powers of deduction I soon fathomed out what it meant and I then started to enjoy the story a lot more. Reading this book soon became an addiction and it was an addiction that I wasn't willing to break. I think that part of the reason for this addiction was the fact that I warmed to Eliza so well and I ended up feeling quite protective of her, so of course I had to keep reading to see what fate had in store for her. I kept everything crossed that she would get the happy ever after ending that she so deserved. The pages turned increasingly quickly as my desperation to find out how the story concluded grew and grew. Then all too quickly I reached the end of the book, which I was gutted about. I don't mean that to sound like I was disappointed with how the story ended but I was enjoying the author's writing style, the characters and the storylines so much that I just didn't want the book to end.
'The Girl With The Amber Comb' is really well written. The author certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and she gradually draws you into the story. The author has created storylines which will tug on even the toughest of heartstrings. I found myself becoming emotionally involved with the book to the extent that I felt myself well up on more than one occasion over something I had read and I found that I wanted to jump inside the book to defend Eliza and to give her a shoulder to cry on. Linda Finlay uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself.
In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Girl With The Amber Comb' and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. I will definitely be reading more of Linda's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.

Linda Finlay writes a wonderful atmospheric story that draws you in along side Eliza as she makes the baskets that were her grammer Marys busines,.she lives with gramfer George in the droves.Clem wants more from Eliza than he is getting but will things change when Eliza meets Theodore Seymore.5*

booklover BEV 

Eliza Priddle only seventeen year's old, takes over her grammer Mary's business after her death making quality baskets laundry eels and sparred traps, only her and her gramfer George live in the droves in sledge moor. Clem Galton wants more out of his relationship with Eliza but flame haired she isn't ready for a commitment, till she meets Theodore Seymour and they become close, devastation is ahead for them both that stops them from been together. Her gramper gives Eliza a beautiful amber comb that belongs to her grammer and she treasures it forever. more heartache is to follow for this girl and she finds herself in the hands of Madam Goodtime in lavender house bridgwater it's a live in job, but what has she got in store for her life ahead? Eliza's journey of survival will put tears in your eyes, with added humour and happy times, i just loved reading this book, I couldn't fault anything about it, it's definitely a heartbreaker right to the end.