A Country Escape by Katie FfordeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Delicious English romance about a London chef who is contacted by a distant relative and invited to spend a year looking after her farm in the Cotswolds, at the end of the year she could inherit the farm if she makes a go of it.
Fran comes down to her great aunt's farm to find it debt-ridden and unable to sell the milk from the special herd because of the terrible state of the farm track. Desperate not to waste any of the milk she starts to make cheese and cream and anything else she can think of. Assisted by the cowhand Tig and her BFF Issi Fran has to decide who she can trust. Is it her next door neighbour the suave, sophisticated and very wealthy Anthony who seems very helpful and willing to lend her money, but does he just want to buy the farm from her? Or what about her long-lost cousin from Australia, is he there to help or hinder?
This is the first Katie Fforde I have read recently which isn't about a trio of women, so that was a nice change! This is an easy read, no great surprises but very enjoyable with a have-a-go heroine and a delicious, very sweet hero. Perfect beach read.
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