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Title: Escape to Giddywell Grange
Author: Kim Nash
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Hera Books
Publication Date: 18th September 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
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Maddy Young thought she had it all.
Swanky city apartment? – yep. Fancy car? sorted. High-flying career? – tick.
Even if she’s lost most of her friends because of spending all her time at work, and can’t remember when she last had fun, it’s worth it.
Until she’s suddenly made redundant. Now she’s 37, jobless, and after the breakup with the former love of her life, unhappily single.
Enter Maddy’s childhood friend, Beth, the owner of Growlers, the doggy daycare centre at Giddywell Grange, on a mission to make Maddy see there’s more to life than work.
Soon, Maddy is swapping spreadsheets for volunteer duty at the library, daily Starbucks for cups of tea with elderly neighbours, and her Prada handbag for doggy poo bags… And with Beth’s gorgeous brother, Alex, back from the States, Maddy starts to think that Giddywell Grange might just be her happy place.
But when her old life – and her old boyfriend - comes calling, will Maddy go back to the job she loved so much? Or will she discover that the key to happiness lies in making others happy?
An uplifting romantic comedy that will warm your heart – perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Milly Johnson and Katie Fforde.
Swanky city apartment? – yep. Fancy car? sorted. High-flying career? – tick.
Even if she’s lost most of her friends because of spending all her time at work, and can’t remember when she last had fun, it’s worth it.
Until she’s suddenly made redundant. Now she’s 37, jobless, and after the breakup with the former love of her life, unhappily single.
Enter Maddy’s childhood friend, Beth, the owner of Growlers, the doggy daycare centre at Giddywell Grange, on a mission to make Maddy see there’s more to life than work.
Soon, Maddy is swapping spreadsheets for volunteer duty at the library, daily Starbucks for cups of tea with elderly neighbours, and her Prada handbag for doggy poo bags… And with Beth’s gorgeous brother, Alex, back from the States, Maddy starts to think that Giddywell Grange might just be her happy place.
But when her old life – and her old boyfriend - comes calling, will Maddy go back to the job she loved so much? Or will she discover that the key to happiness lies in making others happy?
An uplifting romantic comedy that will warm your heart – perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Milly Johnson and Katie Fforde.
Kim Nash is on a roll, and is already after this the second book, starting to become a must read author for romantic comedy fans.
I adored this book, Maddie is a fabulous main character, and although some of the surprises along the way I did guess, I was enjoying the journey far too much to mind.
And there are dogs, I love Growlers at Giddywell Grange, it sounds like a fabulous place to leave your dog for a doggie holiday, and is a massive contrast for Maddie when she is made redundant from her high flying PR job, for her to help out at Giddywell Grange while her best friend recuperates from a much needed surgery.
This is a story of self re-discovery for Maddie, as her life changes completely and she starts to find pleasure in the simpler pleasures of life.
I loved seeing how Maddie develops over the course of the book, although I was worried about some of the decisions she appeared to be making.
Baxter is one special dog and I doubt there is a reader out there that if they like dogs, that won;t fall under his adorable spell, and equally will enjoy getting to know Alice, his human too.
You should have seen the great big grin on my face, when I spotted a quick cameo from a leading character in the author's previous book! I love it when authors do that sort of thing!
This is such a gentle story, written from Maddie's point of view, that I couldn't help but really love.
I felt that Maddie was starting to become my own friend, and there are many many moments that made me smile in this.
It's certainly a feel good, all around fabulous read. It's got a different vibe from Amazing Grace, but this is an author still finding her feet, and finding them well, proving already she can write in a multitude of ways.
For me this was a fantastic holiday read, which I raced through the pages and couldn't get enough of in only a few short hours.
I can happily recommend this completely whole heartedly for lovers of dogs, great story lines, characters that feel real and that grow over the course of the book, and a whole lost of other plot points that I haven't even mentioned!!
Thank you to Hera on Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
I adored this book, Maddie is a fabulous main character, and although some of the surprises along the way I did guess, I was enjoying the journey far too much to mind.
And there are dogs, I love Growlers at Giddywell Grange, it sounds like a fabulous place to leave your dog for a doggie holiday, and is a massive contrast for Maddie when she is made redundant from her high flying PR job, for her to help out at Giddywell Grange while her best friend recuperates from a much needed surgery.
This is a story of self re-discovery for Maddie, as her life changes completely and she starts to find pleasure in the simpler pleasures of life.
I loved seeing how Maddie develops over the course of the book, although I was worried about some of the decisions she appeared to be making.
Baxter is one special dog and I doubt there is a reader out there that if they like dogs, that won;t fall under his adorable spell, and equally will enjoy getting to know Alice, his human too.
You should have seen the great big grin on my face, when I spotted a quick cameo from a leading character in the author's previous book! I love it when authors do that sort of thing!
This is such a gentle story, written from Maddie's point of view, that I couldn't help but really love.
I felt that Maddie was starting to become my own friend, and there are many many moments that made me smile in this.
It's certainly a feel good, all around fabulous read. It's got a different vibe from Amazing Grace, but this is an author still finding her feet, and finding them well, proving already she can write in a multitude of ways.
For me this was a fantastic holiday read, which I raced through the pages and couldn't get enough of in only a few short hours.
I can happily recommend this completely whole heartedly for lovers of dogs, great story lines, characters that feel real and that grow over the course of the book, and a whole lost of other plot points that I haven't even mentioned!!
Thank you to Hera on Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
