I found this book slow to begin with but it all came together and I enjoyed it.
Many thanks.for the opportunity to read.

This book follows the story of an aristocratic young women who is in a loveless marriage. After he gets their former nanny pregnant she turns for love elsewhere with a knock on effect. She falls pregnant by him but as her half sister is also expecting a baby by him she gives him up so that her sister can have him. It is about how this affects her life and those around her. I would recommend this book to those who love a romance but also has a great story to it and a nice ending.

Received a copy of the book by Net Gallery,the description of the book is far fetched,a lot of characters having affairs with each other,even if they are related to each other in one form or another. I do not feel any sympathy for the main character, at all.
There are so many characters having affairs with each other that in the end it is difficult to keep up with who is with who.I would not describe this book as a romance as it underlines the idea of relationships and marriage.

This is a beautifully written sequel to "The Country Girl" set in the 1890's in the Black Country. I became very involved with the characters in the first book. In this book everything seems to be swinging along nicely for the community like a halcyon summer's day - a wedding, a new courtship and a happy marriage. Out of the blue the past catches up with some of the characters opening old sores and rubbing in salt. The characterisation is especially superb. In the first book I had a soft spot for Harriet deeming her to be good natured and enjoyed the rapport between her and her sister Priss. The humour they generated with their amiable bantering was well done. This novel pulls out the double standards and hypocrisy often strutted by arrogant men and will drive sexists wild. It's also about the power and effect of revenge too. An interesting thought crossed my mind while reading that there are different degrees of loving which is worth reflecting over. Aurelia had me baffled to be clear. I had reservations about her from the start. To me she seemed like a chancer and an enigmatic Mona Lisa. There were her impetuous love affairs & marriages and I suspect her beauty may have prompted her to be manipulative. I couldn't quite make her out. Marigold, on the other hand was more open. You got what you saw with her. A very interesting, satisfying ending. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon.