A Vicarage Reunion

Kate Hewitt

Feb 2018 · The Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite Book 2 · Tule Publishing

About this ebook

Welcome to Thornthwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England’s beautiful but rainy Lake District, where homecomings and surprises await the four Holley sisters…

 

Esther Holley, the eldest in the family, has always had her life firmly in control until a miscarriage knocks her off course. Two months later, still emotionally spinning, she separates from her husband Will, a sheep farmer and man of few words and moves back in with her parents.

 

Life as a singleton thirtysomething living in her parents’ house is miserable, but Esther is determined to re-boot her life, including going on a few unfortunate dates. She’s shocked when tight-lipped Will shows up on her doorstep determined to woo her back. They’ve been married for seven years, but Will wants to return to the beginning, dating and getting to know each other again.

 

New challenges face them as they start over--and new chances too. Can Esther and Will save their marriage, especially when faced with the hardest decision of all?

Ratings and reviews

At the end of the first book Anna's older sister Esther and her husband Will had announced they were expecting a baby, but Anna had found Esther in the kitchen in despair because she didn't want the baby. Fast forward two months, Esther and Will lost the baby and Esther has decided to leave Will, because she can't live with the shame of not wanting the baby, of not wanting any babies, and not telling Will. This is a charming, and tearful, second chance romance between a gruff, taciturn farmer and a woman afraid of showing her feelings, afraid of being less than perfect.

This is my favorite type of novel. It was sweet, clean and very entertaining. Don't let this fool you into thinking it was light and fluffy, because it is not. Kate captures your heart from the very start of the book. It contains a lot of heartache and lost, but the way her characters work through them makes it a must read. Will and Esther were such strong main characters in this story. Even though they were married eight years and together ten, Esther felt there was nothing left in their relationship. Having a miscarriage, was the last straw for her. There were lots of other family members, as well as church family that added interest to the story line. Kate's characters were all well developed. I related so many times to Esther and what she was feeling and some of the things she had to go through. A quote from the book sums it up for me. “tears were streaming from her eyes and her shoulders were shaking and she felt as if she were falling apart. Literally falling apart right there on the kitchen floor, bits and pieces breaking off until there would be nothing left.” I've been there, how about you. The good news, it doesn't end there. There is so much more to this beautiful story. I whole heartily recommend this book. I received a copy from Net Galley and Tule Publishers and it was not required for me to give a review.

A Vicarage Reunion is a wonderful tale of a young couple who's marriage is rocked following a miscarriage. Unhappy and not knowing what to do Esther leaves Will and returns to her parent's home. Still unhappy but determined to restart her life. Esther finds herself exploring dating life with disastrous results. Then Will shows up demanding her to give him a second chance and he plans to show Esther just how special she is by courting her all over again. This is a very well done book and I definitely recommend it.