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The Start of Something Wonderful

Escape to the Lakes, Book 1

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The Start of Something Wonderful

By: Jessica Redland
Narrated by: Rebecca Norfolk
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Escape to the Lakes with MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland!

‘A heartwarming story of true friendship, love and romance set in the gorgeous backdrop of the Lakes. A cosy hug of a read that left me feeling warm inside.’ Julie Caplin

Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer.

So when her penpal, Rosie, invites her to stay in the Lake District, Autumn jumps at the chance to get away from the hustle and bustle of Paris. After all, where better to re-discover her creativity than the place which inspired her heroine, Beatrix Potter?

Arriving at the picturesque lakeside village of Willowdale, Autumn is swept up by the beauty and magic of the stunning landscape. Welcomed into the community with open arms, she slowly starts to feel like herself again as her creative instincts re-ignite.

But when she meets Dane, who has escaped to the Lakes for his own reasons, will Autumn's walls come down to let someone in again after so long? Or will the secrets of her past continue to hold her back?

A new beginning is a daunting prospect, but could it be the start of something wonderful too..?

Join million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland for a brand new series, full of love, friendship and community.

’I enjoyed a wonderful escape to the Lake District in this tale of loss, love and rediscovery.’ Gillian Harvey

'A heartwarming story set in a beautiful location... Love, friendship and the power of letting go are all covered in this gorgeous, beautifully written story.' Katie Ginger

©2023 Jessica Redland (P)2023 Boldwood Books
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Holidays Romance Feel-Good Heartfelt

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Let's address it yes it's a different narrator and if you are used to the other Jessica Redland audiobooks it may take a little bit to get into the voice but do because it is a lovely story and you will come to look forward to listening and finding out what happens.

I love the story and the location in the Lake District - Enjoy!

Lovely story if you keep going

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Just what you want from this style of book, comfy and safe. The narration made it a hard listen at the start, narrator sounded bored and fed up, however this did improve in the second half, and the Cumbrian accents… well! I guess to southerners there is only one northern accent, but the Cumbrians in the story sounded more Yorkshire. I also nearly had to stop with the pronunciation of Latrigg - it is not L’trigg, the “a” is pronounced. Overall, it was a comfy story, but I would like to know the significance of “the green man” in Alice’s story so hope for a follow up, I assumed it was something to do the “his lordship” or a pedestrian crossing, however if it’s the same narrator, I wouldn’t listen.

A cosy easy listen

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I’m a big Jessica a Redland fan and this was did not disappoint :) what a gorgeous story and narrated beautifully too.
I absolutely love that it’s based on the lakes and there’s a lot of references to Beatrix Potter. There is so much to love about this new book and series. Cannot wait for the next one
A job well done Jessica, congratulations 🎉

Truly start of something new and exciting

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A few lovely characters to get to know and like.
This novel covers My love of Beatrix Potter,The Lake District especially Derwent and the beautiful fells.
It is more than the beginning of a live story.
Anyway can’t say anymore except it’s. 10/10. Go on buy it you won’t regret it I’m sure.

A perfect start to a new series

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I nearly gave up on this book as the first few chapters seemed to be so predictable & boringly obvious but then it seemed to change gear & the rest was much more the pleasure I normally get from reading Redlands work. Well done

The end justifies the start

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