When you’re being torn, following your heart is the only right solution.

Synopsis

A brand NEW festive read from Rosie Clarkes’ bestselling Mulberry Lane series.

1949

Peggy and Able Ronoscki’s seaside cafe in Devon is thriving and their twins Fay and Freddie are growing up fast.
To pursue her daughter’s destiny, Fay must train in London and Peggy is faced with a dilemma of moving the family back to London once more.

Meanwhile, Peggy’s elder daughter Janet has her own troubles. She fears her husband is having an affair and Is desperately unhappy.

Peggy is torn two ways and can only hope that a reunion with her friends at Christmas can help resolve her problems.

My review

The people of Mulberry Lane are ready to celebrate the holidays now the war is finally over. Even those who left Mulberry Lane are still having a strong friendship with those who they left behind.
But is running their café their dream coming true? Or is the feeling of missing their loved ones too big to overcome?

And what is more in store for The Lanes and their families? Now that the war is over, does it mean that they will all have the life they dreamed of? Or are there more hurdles to overcome?

Again a beautiful saga of Rosie Clarke!

For me, this was the first book of this series I’ve read. And it can be perfectly be read as a standalone, although reading the previous parts would be more helpful to understand what happened earlier to all the characters.
But the necessary things are explained again shortly, so it was easy to catch up.

All the family and friends that appears in this saga are people you would like to have in your own life. Despite their own problems, they are always there for each other, even if you just need someone to listen to.
They are all ‘normal’ people, not someone it’s hard to imagine in your own life. Whatever they are going through, could be happening to you in the same era.
Each and everyone one of them is just going through life the best way they can. There are happy moments, but also moments that make you think about how life can be unfair to some…

This story is not to be liked of the action or immense dramatic events, but because of the simple reality.
Sometimes all we need is a story about a specific period of someone’s life. Characters coping with starting to live again after the war, having their own insecurities and facing them. But also true friendship and love with no hidden agenda.

I found myself submerged in the story and found it hard dot put it away!