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Bleak Times at Orchard Cottage Hospital

Orchard Cottage Hospital, Book 3

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Bleak Times at Orchard Cottage Hospital

By: Lizzie Lane
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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 A BRAND NEW heart-wrenching and uplifting tale of love, secrets and second chances! Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Katie Flynn

Winter casts a long shadow, but hope springs eternal.

Somerset, 1932

In the dead of night, a young woman is abandoned on the steps of Orchard Cottage Hospital and a man is seen fleeing. Nobody knows their identities.

When the young woman dies, Doctor Frances Brakespeare is keen to solve the mystery of her identity and find those responsible for her fatal injuries.

With her mother’s failing health and a very patient admirer, the last thing Frances needs is a dream job offer from a top London hospital. Torn, Frances must decide what matters more to her; her career or remaining in a small town she’s become attached to surrounded by those who need and love her…

With the society wedding of the year fast approaching will Nurse Lucy Daniels be able to unburden her shattering news and will Devlin Compton-Dixon be honest with his feelings and anxieties?

As Christmas blossoms into Spring there are huge decisions to be made, honest truths to be told and long kept secrets to be revealed – let’s hope happiness doth prevail.

If you love this, try Lizzie's Tobacco Girls and Coronation Close series

©2025 Lizzie Lane (P)2025 Boldwood Books Historical Fiction Winter Christmas
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The whole series of these books are a 'must read'.
The story line is gripping and they are well read. I feel I know the characters so well I am saddened when the end comes.
Lizzie Lane is by far one of my favourite writers

Orchard Cottage Hospital

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Enjoyed it all, the twists and turns in the lives of the characters. The divide between classes & the community feeling in Norton Deans.

Continuation of the story of France’s & other characters in the book.

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Loved all of it sad the series has finished.
But hope there could be another book.

Details of everyday life and people’s life’s.

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there was nothing to dislike
I enjoyed the whole story and would hope there would be a following tale of grace and Frances brother

vvery realistic characters.

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What I didn’t like was the change of narrator I find you get to know the characters and the voices to them and several books in it changes in my opinion I doesn’t work for example the voice of Lucy the nurse, was totally different it was like she was a different character for me I spoilt the third book it’s happened in other series I’ve listened and then it changes back please keep the narrator it spoils it for the listeners

Love these books but!

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