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 Restoring Grace - Katie Fforde
 Restoring Grace - Katie Fforde ... idle boyfriend Rick less than enthusiastic about parenthood - she needs a plan. Fast. Grace Soudley's life is also coming apart at the seams - her only security is the beautiful yet crumbling old house she was left by her godmother. But unless she can find a fortune, Luckenham House will disintegrate around her. When Ellie and Grace meet, the two very different women find they can help each other out. Ellie needs a place to stay; Grace needs a lodger. Both of them need a friend. But then, the disconcertingly engaging Flynn Cormack arrives on the scene, apparently determined to help. And when Grace discovers some beautiful painted panels hidden behind the tattered dining-room curtains, the whole business of restoration starts to get serious.Newest Review: ... ends tied up. Ffordes leading ladies are always fiesty and resourceful and are up to a challenge, whatever it might be. ... more ... Restoring Grace fits the pattern.
The story develops around an old Georgian mansion - Luckham House - left to Grace by her godmother. However, unless a large sum of money can be found to sort out the dry rot, this beautiful house will disintegrate around her.
At the heart of the book is the a friendship that develops between recently divorced Grace (ex-hubby Edward has taken all the furniture), and the house's lodger, Ellie Summers who is newly pregnant with her irresponsible boyfriend's child. Ellie's boyfriend, R...more |
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Restoring Grace - Katie Fforde: Katie Fforde - A true romantic! (494 words)
by - written on 17/11/08 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I have enjoyed reading many of Katie Ffordes novels and 'Restoring Grace' is no exception. It is a lighthearted romance and has all the elements of a modern fairy tale: a huge, empty, old house left to the heroine by her godmother, an evil older sister and a stepdaughter. I like Ffordes novels, they are somehow comforting, much in the same way that old-fashioned cozy mysteries are, to know how she writes and how the story will end. Nothing too terrible ever happens, and there is always a happy ending. I don't know about you, but I can't cope with abrupt or sad endings any more. I like to know everything will be alright and to see all the loose ends tied ... Read the complete review
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