A Room at the Manor

Julie Shackman

Jun 2018 · Bolinda · Narrated by Caroline Guthrie

About this audiobook

When her Maltese love affair turns sour, Lara McDonald returns to her quiet Scottish hometown of Fairview heartbroken, yet determined – instead of looking for another PR position, she decides to follow her dream of baking. She impulsively takes the first job offered and finds herself working for local dragon Kitty Walker in her tea room True Brew. Lara's life is full of surprises, however, not the least being an unlikely friendship forged with one of Kitty's elderly customers, the Laird Hugo Carmichael. The Carmichael family has lived at the beautiful Glenlovatt Manor for almost 300 years and, although in need of renovation, Hugo, his son and grandson currently make it their home. There's something about Lara that Hugo likes, and when Hugo suddenly passes away, Lara is stunned to discover she is mentioned in his will. But not everyone is happy with the old Laird's faith in Lara.

About the author

Julie Shackman trained as a journalist and studied Media & Communication before turning her hand to women's fiction. She lives in Scotland with her husband and two teenage sons. When not reading and writing romance, she writes verses and captions for greeting card companies.

Caroline began her career in the iconic Bill Forsythe feature film Gregory’s Girl and has continued in her own iconic way ever since. More feature films, many TV series and the occasional foray into theatre has kept Caroline on her acting toes, including a lead role in the multi award-winning radio drama Westway for eight years. Caroline has also narrated countless audiobooks and voiced many TV and radio commercials.