The Hidden Cottage

Due to illness I have spent the last 4 years listening to hundreds of audiobooks - mostly crime fiction and psychological thrillers. However I really felt like something completely different and decided to download this. I am so pleased that I did. I was completely drawn into the story, the characters and village life. Clare Corbett reads this beautifully- her voice is so warm, comforting and compelling. This was an audiobook that I did not want to end. I would recommend this if - like me - you're a fan of Joanna Trollope and Penny Vincenzi.

Set in a idyllic village, this book hooked me in with the village life and easy to identify with characters. It is well written and very well read and I enjoyed it hugely. If your looking for thrills and twists this book isn't for you. If, however you want to finish a book with a warm fuzzy glow and a sense that maybe your life is normal after all, then read away and enjoy!

I didn't have to concentrate on the story line. It made light weekend listening.

Typical family with all the usual problems between parents, kids and shows how a mother's love shines through, even if she is faced with the loss of one of her children.

I enjoyed most of the book but I loved the old ladies who used to own the cottage.

No. It is a book you can easily pick up and put down without wanting to go on or feel you are missing anything. This is why I enjoyed it so much.

I loved Clare Corbett's voice.

Breathtakingly simple book which allows you absorb all characters. You get to know all characters well and you can't wait to here what all of them are up to. Unfortunately tragedy strikes this lovely English family and you go on a journey of their survival.

It is a lovely read/listen even when to story is simply chugging alone you enjoy listening and you don't think it is going nowhere.

This is a strong story of lessons in love. The Hidden Cottage of the title plays a neat role to connect past and present lives. It is a book of loss and sadness but also of gains and happiness. The ending is maybe a little predictable but it's none the less enjoyable for that. The audiobook is well-narrated with good characterisations.

I really enjoyed this book my first by Erica James. Clare Corbett done a very good job of narrating her accents were good. Can't wait to listen to the next one

Very good her accents were great

loved it ... if this is chick lit I could be a convert... :)

an excellent light hearted but very real story. told wonderfully and the characters were so interesting. just loved it all.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story by Erica James and narrated by Clare Corbett.it was a delightful story of a family and village life.
Highly recommended.

I enjoyed the first half of the book but the later chapters felt like they dragged on. I struggled to keep going with it