As I shared last week, I thought this was a good series and I was happy to find it after reading so many Amish books that were a little too whiny for my liking. But I feel like I am done with this genre.
Chicky ran away from Stoneybridge, Ireland to America with a boy when she was a teenager and when he left her a few months later, she was too ashamed to return home. She made up a life for herself in letters she sent home. Eventually, she decides to have her fake husband die in a car crash and she buys a large house in Stoneybridge and renovates it to be bed and breakfast of sorts. Her opening week is advertised as a Week in Winter.
I really enjoyed this book! After the initial story is laid out, the book follows other people who end up being guests or are instrumental in others attending the Week in Winter. The characters are all unique and interesting and the way that the week plays out is quite charming. My only complaint is that there were story lines started during the week, but the book ends almost abruptly at the end of the week. I would have liked another chapter to wrap everything up.
What are you reading?
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I like Maeve Binchy books - have enjoyed several of them, but I am still reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo....yes, still!
That Beverly Lewis series is on my list. I like reading about the Amish lifestyle. I will have to put "A Week in Winter" on my reading list too.
I've read all of Maeve Binchy's books and loved each and every one of them. The characters all intertwine from book to book so I'd start with her first published one and read in order. They are all complete books but you get to know the characters' stories if you read them in a series. I would definitely read all of them again.
I love books about the amish. Besides handpiecing and hand quilting, reading is my passion. Have you read the love of quilts series? babscorbitt@gmail.com
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