We found love in a hopeless place. - from the song "We Found Love" by Rihanna
The sentence from this song aptly describes the whole story. Death of a husband in a loveless marriage, bumping into a guy who has a history of his own...emotional complications and rollercoasters bring the reader on a thoroughly enjoyable ride in this paperback romance novel.
Charlotte Lawrence is consumed by guilt - after months of agonising she finally asked her workaholic husband for a divorce. The very same day, Peter was killed in a tragic accident. Charlotte's only wish is to return home to the idyllic Cheshire village of her childhood.
Ivy Cottage and Hulme Welford are all Charlotte remembered - lunch in the shade of the fig tree and fork suppers. And her interfering sister Hilary hasn't changed either, organizing everything from milk on the doorstep to Alex, the sitting tenant.
Hilary is determined that Charlotte, far too young for a widow's weeds, should find love anew. And what better place to start than with the eligible bachelor next door?
Set in the quaint England village, I was amused by many of the English terms. Heartwarming and tearjerking at the same time, this novel brought up a similar situation in my mind about someone close to me. Just because she is now a widow, love can't be denied its place when it comes a-knocking. I'm going to pass this book to her, for her to know that love mends all grief and makes you start life anew.
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