This was a brilliant read and is being featured on my blog for my quick star reviews feature, which I have created on my blog so I can catch up with all the books I have read and therefore review.
See www.chellsandbooks.wordpress.com.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the chance to read this book.

For the first time I have to confess like another reviewer that I didnt finish this book - and believe you me I never give up on a book.
I do wonder if I had read it before under a previous title - its easy to forget what books one has read even when reading the blurb when you read books of a similar genre.

I found the number of characters hard to follow and the style of writing difficult going from the first person to the third even when about the same person - often the main character Ruth Owen.

So sorry this isn't more positive

I confess I didn’t finish this book because I realised I’d read it before under a different title. I was just glad I hadn’t purchased it as new.
The character names were familiar first especially when Drago was mentioned.

Unfortunately I found this book too slow for me and was unable to finish it.
There are a lot of characters and interaction but the story does not move along and was unable to keep my interest.

The story of Ruth Owen living in Lock Cottage Brynbach Canal with her sister Rachel and her husband and two children, Ruth has a lyrical welsh voice as she plays the piano after taking a job in the canal office she flees to London to find dreams and Marries Bayly Barley the year 1897 and the story of The Singing barley's is here to be told.
What a delightful read this was, I so found it very enjoyable from this author.
My thanks to netgalley and the publishers well worth the stars.

As a lover of Sheila Newberry's books i was so looking forward to reading this and i can say i was not disappointed.The Canal Boat Girl is a wonderful story and readers will really enjoy this book.5*

Loved this book and was gripped from the start wanting to find out exactly what Drago had done to Ruth Owen, full of twists and jaw dropping when all is revealed
Well written that you feel as if you are among the characters and actually on the canal with them
Loved it

How brilliant is this book. Family saga at its best. Felt like I was on the canal as well. Thank you Netgalley for this ARC can't wait to read more