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Name of Book: The Sweetest Thing Author: Cathy Woodman ISBN: 978-0-099-55163-8 Publisher: Arrow Books Type of book: England, divorce, romance, dealing with life, past, moving on, baking, countryside, baking, new business Year it was published: 2011 Summary : If only everything in life was as simple as baking a cake… Jennie Copeland thought she knew the recipe for a happy life: marriage to her university sweetheart, a nice house in the suburbs and three beautiful children. But when her husband leaves her, she is forced to find a different recipe. And she thinks she’s found just what she needs: a ramshackle house on the outskirts of the beautiful Talyton St George, a new cake-baking business, a dog, a horse, chickens… But life in the country is not quite as idyllic as she’d hoped, and Jennie can’t help wondering whether neighbouring farmer Guy Barnes was right when he told her she wouldn’t last the year. Or perhaps the problem is that she’s missing one vital in...

Name of Book: Country Loving Author: Cathy Woodman ISBN: 978-0-099-58489-6 Publisher: Arrow Books Type of book: Farming, 2000s, life changes, United Kingdom, city life vs rural life, family, relationships, friendships Year it was published: 2013 Summary: Successful city accountant Stevie receives two surprises in one week: a proposal of marriage from her boyfriend Nick and a phone call begging her to return to the family farm in Devon to help out after her father has a stroke. But what she thought would be a long weekend in the country turns into much longer as she struggles to bring order to her father’s rundown farm. Finally, she decides to give up her job – and her fiance – and take on the farm permanently. She dreams of turning it into a tourist attraction, never realising it would be so difficult. But with the help of many of Talyton St George’s local residents, and the local vet Leon, she is starting to make progress. Until a life-changing complication throws...