A Cottage Full of Secrets: Escape to the country for the perfect uplifting read

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Even though The Country Escape is the only other Jane Lovering book I’ve read so far, I’m definitely starting to notice similarities between the two narratives. It’ll be interesting to see whether they exist in these two books only or are a staple of Lovering’s work. Tamzin is escaping a very bad relationship in the South of England by fleeing to an isolated cottage adjacent to the Yorkshire moors. In that same cottage, 50 years earlier, a young newlywed, Stella, is bright eyed at the beginning of her marriage, a marriage that everyone around her questioned her about (Are you sure?), but she loves Andy and he loves her and everything will be wonderful. But sometimes things don’t turn out so wonderfully.

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Secrets of The Cottage By The Sea is the first book of this author’s that I’ve read. Book DescriptionJane Lovering is one of those writers who just immediately draws you into her story, making you forget that time is passing and you might have things to do. This is true even for stories where the topic (abuse) might be one you avoid reading, which is the case in A Cottage Full of Secrets. I do avoid reading about abuse in the same way that I avoid stories in which I know the dog is going to die. However, fortunately, Lovering didn’t focus extensively on those scenes of abuse, which made it easier to read.

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Essentially, A Cottage Full of Secrets is all about how these different characters cope with the trauma of having abusive partners. My favourite is the story of Euan, since it sheds light on the seldom-discussed topic of men who suffer emotional and physical abuse at the hands of women. We never learn too much about Euan’s former marriage, but we know his wife enjoyed her petty torments and even hit him on the head with a heavy skillet, which led to his stroke. I completely enjoyed this emotional read with strong female lead characters and the loving and supportive community of the islanders.Tender shrubby salvias, such as S. fulgens, are also an important element, together with clusters of flat heads of Achillea and the red-hot pokers—which Vita liked and Harold hated. I loved the character of ‘handywoman’ Jill who provided much needed practical DIY advice and help to Tamzin as well as becoming an empathetic and supportive friend. Finding friendship in unexpected places was quite a theme in the book for several of the characters. In spring, the plants are low, but they generously fill the beds so that, everywhere, fat cushions of flower and foliage sprawl and spill over paths, lending a generous and romantic luxuriance. Drifts of yellow helianthemum, scarlet geum and bright orange trollius are punctuated with swathes of dusky tulips and just enough foliage from columbines, irises and daylilies to knit the whole thing together. The letters tell the story of a brutal storm on a dark night in the depths of war, and of an injured soldier who begged Patience for help, and asked her to make an impossible choice… By the time Ellie reaches the same place as the reader, one is completely captivated by the characters in both times.