Welcome to the Real World - Carole Matthews

I only seem to read very light novels at the moment. Maybe it's because life is so busy and I just need to escape from reality. My choice of book was probably not very sensible then, as it is entitled - Welcome to the Real World. This isn't going to be a detailed review as I have the flu - that's life! This is a romantic story, that will warm the cockles of your heart on a cold winters evening! It is about following your dreams, not giving up and not being frightened to grab opportunities when they come along. ~The main characters~ Fern Kendal, our heroine is immensly likeable and has had a tough life. We find out very early on that Fern ...  Read the complete review

We have just had a few days away so I wanted to take with me a book that was light, easy to read and not too taxing on the brain! Of course it needed to be very entertaining and a thoroughly good read as well. I had read other books by Carole Matthews in the past so I suspected that her latest offering - 'Welcome to the Real World' - would tick all my holiday reading boxes and I was not disappointed! 'Welcome to the Real World' tells the story of frustrated wanabee Fern Kendal, a pub singer with a very complicated family to boot. At the start of the book, she is serving drinks and singing in the same pub whilst trying to support her brother Joe look after his ...  Read the complete review