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Title: Retreat to the Lakeside CottageAuthor: Erin GreenFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: Headline ReviewPublication Date: 15th August 2024Rating: 4 Stars
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Title: Retreat to the Lakeside Cottage
Welcome to the Lakeside Cottage . . . A place to write, where inspiration awaits . . .
Five authors have gathered at the idyllic Lakeside Cottage for a retreat, with the promise of peace and dedicated writing time. At least, that's the idea . . .
Retreat organiser Rula is there to edit, surrounded by like-minded souls. An interloper, especially one with whom she has a past, was certainly not part of her plan.
Eve has a bad case of writer's block, despite numerous bestsellers under her belt. Can she find new inspiration? Or will she get drawn into the dramas that unfold around her?
Alice has a deadline looming but is seemingly more interested in anything but writing. And where does she keep disappearing to?
Daphne is an experienced self-published author, but might she be more unconventional in other ways too?
And then there's Brontë, the complete novice. She's a mere scribbler, not a 'proper writer' like these other women, and she feels totally out of her depth.
As the collective word count grows, and their personal stories interweave, each woman finds herself drawn in unexpected and life-changing directions.
It was lovely to be able to return to the Lakeside Cottage in a brand new totally standalone novel.
And this one featured a writing retreat, which is a fabulous way to see behind the scenes of the writing process for a variety of authors all at different stages of their careers, in one place.
We have Bronte the newbie, Eve and Rula are the old hands, Daphne who seemed to fade into the background for much of the book and Alice who is rather flighty.
We get chapters from some of their points of view, as well as Josie the housekeeper, who has appeared in all the books of this series.
An enthralling set of antics occur over this retreat, some more surprising than others, and all a lot of fun as a reader to devour.
A highly enjoyable story.
Thank you to Headline and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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