Home on Folly Farm: The perfect uplifting romantic comedy for 2021 by Jane LoveringMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Pan(dora) left her home and family in Streatham to run her grandfather's rare sheep breed farm in the Yorkshire Dales. She might be alone and barely making ends meet but she's happy. Well, until her younger sister Cass(andra), her son Haw(thor)ne and his tutor Nat arrive for an extended stay. Dora and Cass are very different, while Dora works 24/7 on the farm Cass has been cosseted by their parents, she's barely held down a job but somehow affords manicures, fake tans and the latest clothes. Dora might have inherited the farm but she has to share any profits 50/50 with Cass which causes friction between the sisters.
Thor is a 12 going on 30 year old with a vlog and over 1,000 followers. Although at first he is appalled at the farm and the lack of modern technology, he and Nat soon start to use the farm as a teaching aid. But there's something very familiar about Nat, he reminds Dora vividly of someone she knew a decade ago, someone she once loved fiercely.
As the farming year progresses the sisters come to live in a sort of equilibrium, Cass is redecorating the old farmhouse while Dora looks after the farm, but will the farm bring them together or tear them apart once and for all?
I really enjoy Jane Lovering's novels. They are quirky, varied and have interesting characters. Unlike many authors, I never know quite where her books are going and this was no exception.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.
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