Book: Ladies of Ivy Cottage
Publication Date: 12/5/2017
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author Summary: A gentlewoman in reduced circumstances, Miss Rachel Ashford lives as a guest in Ivy Cottage. With her meager funds rapidly depleting, she is determined to earn her own livelihood . . . somehow. Her friend Jane Bell and the other village women encourage her to open a circulating library with the many books she’s inherited from her father. As villagers donate additional books and Rachel begins sorting through the volumes, she discovers mysteries hidden among them. A man who once broke her heart helps her search for clues, but both find more than they bargained for.
Rachel’s hostess, Mercy Grove, has given up thoughts of suitors and finds fulfillment in managing her girls school. So when several men take an interest in Ivy Cottage, she assumes pretty Miss Ashford is the cause. Exactly what—or whom—has captured each man’s attention? The truth may surprise them all.
My Review: I usually love Julie Klassen's books but this was a difficult one to get into. I pushed myself to keep reading and I am so glad I did. There is a lot of growth within the characters. You see former friendships reuniting and new friendships forming. As they are figuring out their place and their roles within the community. The book leaves you hanging at the end, but fear not because there is a third book that hopefully ties it all together.
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