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The Secret of Orchard Cottage

By: Alex Brown
Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
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The wonderful new novel from Alex Brown, bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit Off, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Jill Mansell.

April Wilson is wondering what to do next – her life has been turned upside down after the loss of her husband so she’s hoping to piece herself together again with a visit to her elderly great aunt, Edith. Arriving in the rural idyll of Tindledale, she’s dismayed to find Edith’s cottage and the orchards surrounding it in a sorry state of disrepair. Edith seems to have lost interest completely, instead she’s become desperate to find out what happened to her sister, Winnie, who disappeared during WWII.
April gets to work immediately, discovering that the orchard still delivers a bumper crop each year, and with the help of some of the villagers – including Matt, the enigmatic Farrier – begins to unravel the mystery of the missing Winnie. Slowly,
April can feel things coming to life again – but can Orchard Cottage work its magic on her too?

©2016 Alex Brown (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Village Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt Funny

Critic reviews

‘An intriguing and heart-warming story you will love’ Katie Fforde

‘Very lovely’ Jill Mansell

'Poignant and moving, the cleverly entwined stories kept me turning the pages.’ Trisha Ashley

‘Alex Brown at her very best – charming, witty, heartwarming and full of absorbing characters' Carmel Harrington

'A lovely, warm-hearted and compassionate tale’ LoveReading

‘This was genuinely one of the most special books I've read this year.’ Bookish Escapes
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this audio is an easy listen its lovely heart warming story i love this narrator aswell.

great book

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Lovely heartwarming and inspiring story with characters you will engage with and lots of twists making it hard to put the book down. Emotional and witty, this book has it all, you will not be disappointed.

Heartwarming and Inspirational

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I bought this as a switch off book for the holidays and enjoyed the easy listening. However when the author explained the research behind the story at the end, her words actually brought tears to my eyes and made it very poignant.

Surprising

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This book is well written and is such a lovely story. It is well read made me laugh and cry. More please Alex

What. Lovely story

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loved it and cried
thankyou for writing it
memorable
a new favourite best book

thankyou

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