Escape to Willow Cottage

Willow Cottage Series

By: Bella Osborne

Narrated by: Elisabeth Hopper

Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

A cosy and heartwarming seasonal romance, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley.

Beth is running away. With her young son, Leo, to protect, Willow Cottage is the lifeline she so desperately needs. Overlooking the village green in a beautiful Cotswolds idyll, Beth sees a warm, caring and safe place for little Leo.

When she finally uncovers the cottage from underneath the boughs of a weeping willow tree, Beth realises this is far more of a project than she bargained for, and the locals are more than a little eccentric! A chance encounter with gruff Jack, who appears to be the only male in the village under 30, leaves the two of them at odds, but it's not long before Beth realises that Jack has hidden talents that could help her repair more than just Willow Cottage.

Over the course of four seasons, Beth realises that broken hearts can be mended, and sometimes love can be right under your nose....

©2017 Bella Osborne (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A warm and engaging story with relatable characters who will worm their way into your heart. A great read!" (Talli Roland)

"Loved it! Believable characters, a sweetly told, lovely story...a great read." (Jane Lovering)

"Romance, comedy, and mystery abound in this delightful British novel." ( I Read That Book!)

good but misleading description - features abuse

I enjoyed the writing and tone of the audio book and the lighter moments as I expected I would. The writer writes a good suspenseful story and weaves in several story lines successfully. Additionally, the reader deftly deals with varied voices giving each their own personality. However, potential readers should know that the main character is running away from an abusive boyfriend. Readers should have enough information to make a wise choice for themselves. I didn't have this information and purchased the book and expected it to be like the Audible description. So had some troubling anxiety building up as the story progresses and the abuse hovered over the main charcters ominously. Ironically, while the author doesnt really seriously treat the subject of abuse, the fact that the tone and charcters actions make it seem light and not serious, this underlines the terrifying normality of this kind of abuse. Perhaps the author did this on purpose? To note, the heroine is living in denial all the while the suspense of the abusive boyfriend finding the heroine hangs over the entire second half of the book. If the description had mentioned any of this, I would never have purchased it. I can recommend the writing, characters and humor, but only if readers are informed and are okay with insertimg such a serious topic into an otherwise light and humour filled story.

hard at first

I ended up enjoying the storyline very much, it was just hard to get in to at first

Fun

I enjoyed it . Enough conflict to keep it interesting but still mostly lighthearted. Worth the listen.

Escape to Willow Cottage

Escape to Willow Cottage. I found it hard to get into this book however when I did I loved it. Milly Johnson fans should enjoy this. Set in a village you feel part of actually.

loved it

This book gave me a really cosy feeling. Will be reading more from the author.

Lovely book

Really enjoyed this book though it covered so not so nice subjects it was done charmingly. Great narration, hard to put down.

thoroughly enjoyed it

this was a great story really good twist towards the end. would highly recommend for a good read

a big escape for me as well

I wasn't bored for an instant, I didn't want to put it down. brilliantly read.

Loved every second!

I absolutely loved this audiobook! It had a real chick-flick style storyline and made you feel all emotions. The narrator read really well and bought the characters to life. It was also quite a long book which made a nice difference.

Brilliant

Best book in ages. Great story and superbly read. Can we have more by this author please?

ok... but...

it is ok, but the writer has made the two leading ladies so awfully stupid and unsympathetic that it is just painful to listen...

A nice easy listen, very well narrated

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It isn’t challenging in any way, but it is just a nice story, chick lit but not too much, and beautifully read. The ending is predictable but satisfying, and left me a bit sad that it had finished. Just right for when you don’t want to work hard, but just relax with a good yarn. I would buy another book by this author.

Ok but long

Normally like a nice easy bit of chick lit but this just drifted on and on with very little plot or any character development. Not bad as such and narration was good but repeatedly wondered when it would finish.

Great story

Really enjoy this book , will be looking for more books written by Bella Osborne and looking forward to listening to them