After Charlie

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review. First time reading this author and thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It's full of intrigue and friendship. I really liked this book.

by Jeanie

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A book about the idyllic lifestyle I'm lots of us would love. The fresh air, animals and a lovely community. A heart warming read.

by Carlyn

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A lovely read wonderful characters. Human emotions community love for animals all come together in this series. Really enjoyed.

by Abby

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I loved this book, it was such a sweet well written story of a simpler time. It was funny at times. Sad at others. Hopefully there is a follow up .

by Gwen

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Maggie is a midwife and after a few miscarriages she decides to just accept that she would only have 1 child. She keeps on taking loads of abandoned animals. She just keeps thinking about the loss of Charlie had on her life and life of the villagers.

by Heather

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A thoroughly lovely read that I enjoyed very much. I found it to be well written, with engaging characters, and plenty going on.

by Suzanne

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New reviewer here! I really enjoyed this book. It is lovely and heartwarming and full of quirky characters that keep you following their story. The book has an old fashioned feel with a fun loving main character full of heart. Looking forward to the next book from Jan Menell!

by Ethel

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This is an engaging read about village life. Maggie, a midwife lives in the village with her husband Rob and their little boy Charlie. In addition to being a midwife, Maggie also unofficially rescues animals and over the course of the book acquires a small menagerie of animals large and small. Through Maggie, we meet her patients, their families and her neighbours and get an insight into the daily struggles of these characters. Despite being an easy read, this book does not shy away from difficult and serious topics and deals with them in a caring and sensitive way. Maggie comes across as a woman who cares deeply for her patients and is passionate about what she does.

I really enjoyed this book and I found the author's style very engaging. The descriptions of village life reminded me of Miss Read's books. The characters are easy to connect with and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys tales of village life.

by Anna

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I loved this book but was really sad to see it was the second in the series as i hate reading books out of synch. Reminded me a bit like Darling buds of May. I will need to get the first book now and probably skim read this one again

by Angela

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If you like a story set in a small English village, you're sure to love this book by Jan Menell. I had not read the previous book, but had no trouble catching up. The book has some very interesting characters, not all of them are human! Lots of humour, and also a lot of information about the practice of midwifery.

by Gea

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If only we could all live here...
a beautiful story set in the most idyllic of places. There is so much to love about this book... the characters, the animals,... its just charming. I would love for this book to become a series.
Thank you for the opportunity to read and review a copy of this precious book.

by Vicki

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I found this to be an interesting story. The descriptions are great and the characters are very realistic. I enjoyed this story and will be looking for more books by this author.

by Kelly

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A joy to read! The author has a wonderful knack of evoking the 70's, village life with all is quirky characters and idiosyncracies and the joys and sorrows of being a midwife.

The strong relationship between the main characters makes us realise that some lucky people have really solid marriages and that's uplifting. Roll on the third instalment and more donkeys!

by Alison V

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