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The Village Green Bookshop

By: Rachael Lucas
Narrated by: Anna Cordell
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The Village Green Bookshop is a heartwarming story of good books and good friends, by the best-selling author of The Telephone Box Library, Rachael Lucas.

Frustrated that she spends all her time as either a mum to a football-obsessed teenager or a wife to a workaholic husband, Hannah wants something for herself. When the chance comes to take over the post office in Little Maudley, a charming Cotswold village, Hannah grabs it with both hands. She’ll have a career at last and also get her son, Ben, away from his trouble-making mates.

But village life is not so picture-perfect after all: Hannah finds herself an outsider in this tight-knit community where the height of your hedge is a gossip-worthy subject. Even her idea to introduce a small bookshop to the post office causes a stir. At least Ben seems to have found his place, as he joins the local football team, coached by ex-professional Jake Lovatt. But a shocking secret from their past threatens to uproot the new life they’ve made for themselves, and has drastic consequences....

Set in the same village as The Telephone Box Library and featuring some of the same much-loved characters, this is a charming, big-hearted novel from best-selling author Rachael Lucas.

©2021 Rachael Lucas (P)2021 W. F. Howes Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Village Marriage Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"It is a warm, gorgeous hug of a book with all the feels. I loved it." (Liz Fenwick, author of The Cornish House)

"A gorgeous, big-hearted romantic read, full of characters you'll be rooting for. The perfect escapist read set in a beautiful Cotswolds village." (Tasmina Perry)
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Really enjoyed this book and really hope that there is another one to come. Couldn’t wait to listen to each every chapter

Brilliant

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Great story and performance felt like I was there, wish there was more like this

Great story

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I really loved the gentle, heartwarming story. Two lost souls find each other in a charming village. I really felt like I knew all the main characters. I got a little lost with some of the side characters though, probably as I hadn’t been able to read the book that comes before this one (as it had one topic too difficult for me to cope with).

The narrator wasn’t the best. I found her a bit stilted and emotionless. The accents just weren’t right either. However, not too objectionable and I listened to the whole story with gusto.

Brilliant really lovely story, narrator not the best

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It was do comforting falling back into the world of Little Maudly! I loved every moment of it.

A cosy read!

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Enjoyed it all very clear and easy to follow. Would like to find similar stories

Very easy listen

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