Welcome to Churchminster home of the Standington Fulthorpe women: Caro new mum and unhappily married to philandering and largely absent Sebastian, Camilla stuck in a rut with her red faced young farmer , Calypso youngest and always outrageous arriving back in the village with a bang and matriarch Clementine grandmother to the whole village.
When the village comes under threat from a sleazy property developer Clementine won’t let it stand its up the village save itself.
Using the tried and tested Jilly Cooper template Carnegie can’t go far wrong. There’s plenty of hot bods, champagne swilling, dirty rotten scoundrels and a hero or two, it’s La Coop lite but also half the length. It’s frivolous and a jolly good read.

Country Pursuits Churchminister series 1
by Jo Carnegie

A really well written book set in the Cotswold countryside featuring all the village characters you’d expect. Alongside gossip, murder, adultery, upset and dodgy developer so much to keep you enthralled in the story .

Very enjoyable really look forward to reading book 2. Well done Jo! 4.5/5

I managed to finish this, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought, it has put me off reading the other 2 as well unfortunately. It was just a matter of it not being for me.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for an exchange of an honest review.

This was an enjoyable read. I thought it was a cute light book.

Chick flick reading at its best. First in the series and looking forward to seeing what the next book will be like. I absolutely loved this! What a fantastic plot, beautifully written, intertwining the relationships between the characters in such an ingenious and realistic way.

Fast Paced, Fabulous, Frothy Fun.....
The first in the Churchminster series of fun, raunchy, ripping romps and fast paced, fabulous frothy fun with a plot populated by a colourful cast of characters and a delightful village location. Plenty of tongue in cheek humour, lots of laughs and escapism guaranteed. Utterly readable.

Thank you #Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

This is the first read of the Churchminster mini series. At first I thought there were a lot of characters introduced rather quickly that made it hard to follow the book. However, as it progressed, we learned how these characters all reside in the small community of Churchminster and how their lives are all connected. Now that the characters and plot lines have been well established, I look forward to reading the next two in the series.

Very much a chick flick read. It is a "balls to the wall" type of reading...full speed ahead. It produced many emotions that hit all at once. It is a funny book enough to make you laugh out loud but several times to sad spots. Surprising and enjoyable. I gave it a 4 instead of 5 because I thought the ending was a bit rushed. But I would recommend this book and be prepared NOT to put it down once you start reading. This is 1st time reading this author and got this free to read but it will not be the last time I read this author. Dont miss it and it worth the late night!

Charming chicklit about a town that pulls together to save their meadow.
A fun book..easy to read, amusing and pure escapism.
this book was so wonderful. It drew me right from the start. I loved the story, all very cleverly done