Homecoming
A Fiction book. I found this novel really readable and rather moving. At the...
Up on the North Yorkshire moors, the Hartle family is about to have a life-changing year. Ann and Joe, with more than thirty years of marriage and two sons between them, are torn between giving up and pressing on with their struggling farm. Max, their older son, is set to inherit the farm and his wife Primrose has news to share, but is he ready for these new responsibilities? Their younger son, Bartholomew, escaped to the south as soon as he could, building a...
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- Pages: 304 pages
- ISBN: 9780571297191 / 0
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I found this novel really readable and rather moving. At the heart of it is a love story and you really feel for the characters - They are involving, and though they have flaws, they are warm and sympathetic and you end up routing for them. It's also very funny in places. Would definitely recommend. I was totally immersed in this North Yorkshire farming world - the family dynamics, the joy and heartbreak, and the authentic dialogue and characters. Look forward to her next book! As someone whose only knowledge of farming comes from listening to "The Archers" and "Farming Today", I can't comment on how accurate this novel's depiction of sheep farming in North Yorkshire really is, but it certainly seemed very plausible to me. I enjoyed the unglamorous but homely feel of the novel - I can't remember reading another...
