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Escape this Christmas...
Karen is determined not to spend another Christmas with her lazy and unappreciative husband, Frank.
The final straw came when he tricked her into going with him to a 'swingers' party. Horrified, she stormed out, packed all her stuff up and fled.
With no income, no home and all her possessions stuffed in the back of her caravan with her beloved dog, Eccles, Karen is more than a little apprehensive about starting over.
Karen manages to find herself a cosy semi-derelict ex-farmhouse on top of the South Downs and, secluded and peaceful, she is more than happy to settle down with Eccles, a few chickens and an aging donkey.
But, after taking Eccles for a routine check-up with the local vet, Neil Fletcher, Karen is offered a job answering the night calls for the surgery. Grateful for the income, Karen accepts, although she is worried she is developing feelings towards Neil.
As Christmas looms ever closer Karen starts to realise how lonely she could become in her farmhouse. Will she find someone special to invite to Christmas this year? Could Neil turn out to be more than just a work colleague?
And when the biggest snowstorm in fifty years hits the village things are complicated even further...
Praise for Wendy Lewis:
'Wendy Lewis tells her tale of the down-shifter's dream, the agony and the ecstasy of rural re-location, with charm and wit.' - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
'Wendy Lewis's book has you smiling by Page Two and laughing out loud by Page Six.' - Peter Walsh, Milland Valley News
'Wendy Lewis came to writing late, but now finds herself responsible for a runaway success.' - West Sussex Observer
'As a failed dairy farmer myself, I found it too easy to identify with Wendy Lewis's main characters. Several times she made me laugh (and wince) aloud.' - John Humphrys - Presenter on Radio 4 The Today Programme
Wendy Lewis is the author of Town and Country, Vetting Them, Starting Over and The Getaway.
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