New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun

Chris Penhall

Aug 2020 · Ruby Fiction

About this ebook

Follow your yellow brick road ....

Alice Dorothy Matthews is on the road to paradise! She’s sold her house in London, got rid of her nasty ex and arranged her move to Portugal where friendship and romance awaits. All that’s left to do is find a place to call home.

But Alice’s dreams are called into question when complications with friends, work and new relationships make her Portuguese paradise feel far too much like reality.

Will Alice’s dream of a new home in the sun come true?

Ratings and reviews

This is a lovely, summer romance. Alice has moved to Portugal following the breakdown of her marriage and the sale of her house. This story sees her starting her new life and the problems she encounters. Her relationship with new man Luis is fraught with history from both sides, but you are really rooting for it to come good as they are such a perfect couple. The characters who form the background are so real I felt I knew them. The description of life in Portugal are spot on. Enjoy with a glass of wine and feel the sun!

Although this is a sequel, it won’t matter if you haven’t read the previous novel, as you will quickly be sucked into Alice’s turbulent new life in Portugal. Perfect read for all of us who are thinking of escaping the British weather and starting a new life abroad!

I really liked the novel. It’s the follow up to The House That Alice Built but can be read as a standalone book without having to have read the first book. Alice is moving to Portugal after selling her house in London (co-owned with her controlling & manipulative ex-boyfriend Adam). Despite getting rid of her ex and finding love with Luis, she still has a lot of doubts in her head which could ruin her dream life in the sun. I identified with Alice as she overthinks things too much & can be too self-critical at times. Can Alice get her happy-ever-after?