| Author: | Nanette Field | ISBN: | 9781475941739 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | November 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nanette Field |
| ISBN: | 9781475941739 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse |
| Publication: | November 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse |
| Language: | English |
Clara Garden is thirty-five and single, with no escape in sight. Just jilted by her fianc, who runs off to Las Vegas to marry his receptionist, shes not sure where to turnuntil a birthday gift from her mother gives Clara an opportunity to escape from Vancouver Island.
She travels to England for a tranquil summer at Meadow Vale, a farm house deep in the Warwickshire countryside. Determined to put her failed relationship behind her, Clara anticipates history, culture, custard-covered desserts, and possibly romance as she embarks on her first foreign trip. It should be easy: stay in a beautiful house, walk a dog every day, and feed the ponies.
Instead, she finds herself dealing with vaguely disturbing neighbors, a medically fragile Chihuahua, a pregnant pony on the brink of labor, and the fact that the previous three house sitters have met untimely deaths. Drawn into a family feud and local events such as the village fete and a childrens riding competition, Clara becomes known to local police and media before the summers end. Even so, she finds there is life after a broken engagement.
Clara Garden is thirty-five and single, with no escape in sight. Just jilted by her fianc, who runs off to Las Vegas to marry his receptionist, shes not sure where to turnuntil a birthday gift from her mother gives Clara an opportunity to escape from Vancouver Island.
She travels to England for a tranquil summer at Meadow Vale, a farm house deep in the Warwickshire countryside. Determined to put her failed relationship behind her, Clara anticipates history, culture, custard-covered desserts, and possibly romance as she embarks on her first foreign trip. It should be easy: stay in a beautiful house, walk a dog every day, and feed the ponies.
Instead, she finds herself dealing with vaguely disturbing neighbors, a medically fragile Chihuahua, a pregnant pony on the brink of labor, and the fact that the previous three house sitters have met untimely deaths. Drawn into a family feud and local events such as the village fete and a childrens riding competition, Clara becomes known to local police and media before the summers end. Even so, she finds there is life after a broken engagement.
