I discovered Jules Wake when I read her book The Saturday Morning Park Run, and this book has the same kind of feel to it. It is about community and friendship.

The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim introduces us to Ettie, a vibrant breath of fresh air of a character. Ettie has a colourful employment history and when her latest job goes up in smoke (literally) she returns home and looks for her next role. She finds a job at the estate soon to open as a hotel, where she meets Dominic, the owner, and his business partner, Gracie. On the estate there is a lake which Ettie and those who soon become her friends can’t resist taking a wild swim in, despite Dominic forbidding it.

The group that meet for the swimming are such a diverse and wonderful group of characters, from teenager Josh an amputee, to Cyril, Ettie’s grandfather. And we can’t forget Hilda, who for those who have read The Saturday Morning Park Run will remember, she is such a brilliant character I am so glad we’ve got her back. The group including Gracie, Hazel and Jane, bring humour to the book but they are all facing their own challenges and we discover why The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim club is so important to each of them.

Ettie and Dominic’s relationship is great, you can see from the instance that they meet that there is a spark between them and I love how Ettie keeps Dominic on his toes.

What Jules does best is bring such a varied group of characters, different ages and circumstances, together by them each using the same means as an escape from their troubles. In doing so she creates a community that builds friendships and comes to support each other.

I can’t wait to read more from Jules.

This is the perfect, feel-good, uplifting book for the summer.

A lovely feel good Yorkshire tale of family, love and wild swimming!!
Ettie is trying to seek her fortune in London when she loses her job due to a gas explosion and has to return home to Yorkshire to her family. She applies for a job as a girl Friday for a house opening soon as a hotel, which changes her life in every way........no spoilers!!!
Fabulous characters, a real taste of Yorkshire, wild swimming, love, romance, friendships, and more!!
A refreshing read, classic yet completely on trend and current.
I enjoyed this one immensely, highly recommended.
Thank you to NetGalley for the early read!!

What a charming and uplifting story!
I was drawn in by the idea of wild swimming, and the wonderful and quirky characters were brilliant, it was amazing to see them become a team and see what a difference spending time together in the lake made to their lives. A fantastic community grows from their Wednesday meet ups that was very satisfying to read. Add to it the gentle love story of Ettie and Dominic, who overcome the difficulties of being boss and employee to find their connection. Trust issues and fear are thrown into the mix too, which made it an interesting story and kept me wondering what the outcome might be and the reasons behind the behaviours and attitudes of the characters.
A lovely story that highlights the importance of friendship and taking a chance and also of giving a second chance too when needed. Beautiful characters that I took to my heart, and a gorgeous ending that made me smile.

A fabulous read with wonderful characters. I loved Ettie from the very start - strong and determined, I loved how she spoke her mind and was so supportive to others. The idea of the wild swimming club sounded idyllic and the descriptions of the lake at the house were beautiful. I really enjoyed getting to know all of the characters in the story - their backstories and needs were brilliantly written to add the colour to the story.

Love a story with community spirit and a good mixture of ages, if so this is for you. Very enjoyable and I would read this again. 5 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this e ARC

I loved this! Ettie was a character that was so real and relatable. I really enjoyed reading about her journey of self discovery. She has no idea of how many lives she has touched and what a wonderful kind heart she has. Dominic is a perfect match for her, he accepts her, flaws and all and helps bring out the best in her, just as she helps bring out his fun side and helps him overcome his issues that are holding him back and impacting his happiness. All the other side characters are amazing too. I loved Josh and Grandad. Ettie certainly got her straight talking from him. A group of random strangers became friends and massively improved their own happiness by a weekly wild swim, amazing.

What a charming and delightful read. I loved the setting and the eclectic mix of characters. The characters' side stories - love ones especially - added oodles of charm to the story.

Ettie has had quite a colorful employment scenario and her new job is might be THE job for her. But a couple of weeks into her new job, she realizes neither Dominic nor Gracie are vested into turning the mansion into a hotel. Ettie puts her foot down and gets things done - the renovations must go as planned. But she also has a secret - the wild swimmers club. She knows very well that Dominic was betrayed in love once and has trust issues. Ettie and Dominic are falling for each other. But, will Ettie's secret (swim club) douse the budding love?

I loved the writing and the ending. I am looking forward to reading more of Jules' novels.

Absolutely loved this book. I loved The Saturday Morning Parkrun so I knew this would be another great read and I was right. Its a story full of great characters, both young and old, which I love. Its full of family, friendships and community. I loved Ettie, she's such a fun character and her family are just brilliant. And Dominic is very lovely too. I loved every bit of this book and feel very lucky to have been able to read an advanced copy.

Ettie arrives back from London as her job has literally gone up in smoke. Back with her family and sharing with her sister and niece. She needs to find a job and Grandad tells her about a job going up at the estate.

She meets Dominic and Gracie where she helps them to open up their dream.

Ettie and her friends form the Wednesday Morning Wild Swim club despite Dominic not wanting anyone to swim in the lake.

Can Ettie finally settle for a career and is Dominic able to move on from his past?

I enjoyed watching the relationships and friendships develop between the characters.

Ettie thought she was gone from Yorkshire for good but she's back. She's living with her mother and sister and casting about for a future when the opportunity to work on a manor house renovation comes up. Dominic had planned to turn the house into a retreat and now it's going to be a bed and breakfast. He doesn't want anyone swimming in the lake- he's worried someone will drown- but what he doesn't know won't hurt him. Or so Ettie thinks when she, along with friends and family, make swims in the lake a regular thing, This is an engaging stoy about breaking down walls and making friends. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim, a story I found to be interesting,funny and sensitive too. This story deals with some sensitive issues of life with a touch of deliberate nonchalance and ofcourse some light hearted humour with a never give up attitude.

What a lovely book this was!! The community spirit was heartwarming and the characters were very likeable!!! I highly recommend it if you’re looking for some good old feel good fiction

I loved this book and found it really uplifting. The characters are a real treat and it was a pure pleasure to read.

I’ve read the previous book, The Saturday Morning Park Run, but didn’t realise these two books were part of the same series. After refreshing myself with the first book, I realised that Hilda and Claire from the first book, also make an appearance in this book too! It can easily be read however as a standalone book! In this book we meet Ethel Merman (that made me laugh so much!), known more affectionately as Ettie. She’s returned home to live with her mum and sister after a gas explosion at the vintage clothes shop where she works means she’s lost her job. Ettie manages to get a temporary job at Hepplethwaite Hall, which is soon opening as a hotel run by Daniel and his business partner Gracie. Ettie discovers a lake in the estate grounds, and being a devoted swimmer, she finds herself wild water swimming with local villagers who have also found the lake, much to the anger of owner Daniel!

I love Ettie’s character! She’s such a fun, bubbly character and she made me laugh all the way through. She’s so confident in everything she does – her swimming, her work and her friendships! Despite this confidence, she hides the fact that she and the other swimmers are using the lake from her boss, Daniel and you just know that by betraying his trust is never going to end well! Daniel is a lovely character also, but it’s obvious that he has past personal issues which he’s yet learnt to deal with.

There are so many things to like about this book! The characters are all great and work so well together! I love Hilda, Gracie, Josh and especially Ettie’s grandad, Cyril! Hepplethwaite Hall sounds amazing with Gracie’s flair for interior design, and Ettie’s ideas for it’s future sound like it will the place to stay! The estate grounds sound very picturesque with even its own treehouse! And with the lake being the focus of the book, every visit to it sounded serene and so relaxing! The author has managed to capture so many different emotions throughout the book and it was wonderfully heart-warming and light-hearted throughout!

This book is a definite winner, especially if you like swimming! It’s packed full of family, friendships, love and laughter and once you start it, you won’t be able to put it down until it’s finished! Highly enjoyable, and I loved every minute of it!

A delightful story that shows the value of kindness, acceptance and humour in creating bonds that truly matter among unlikely friends. This is an author to know. Just when you think you understand the motives behind the characters and the way their story lines are being presented I wanted to learn more. I was so invested in these unlikely friends.

A romantic, uplifting, and well written story. It kept me hooked, root for the charaters, and throughly enjoyed the plot.
Well thought and relatable characters, lovely setting.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

THE WEDNESDAY MORNING WILD SWIM by JULES WAKE.

After a gas explosion, Ettie loses her job in a vintage clothing shop.
With no other option she heads home to her mother and ends up squashed in with her sister and niece.
Luckily a job comes along helping to renovate an old manner house into a hotel.

Owner of the manner, Domonic is reluctant to employ Ettie, but Gracie, his business partner takes quite a shine to the bright and cheery Ettie, meaning the job is hers.

In the grounds of the manner house, is a lake, popular with local wild swimmers, of which Ettie is one.
Domonic is not willing for anyone to trespass on his land and especially not to swim in the lake.

Defiantly, Ettie and a group of locals continue to swim when Domonic is out.

Of course the obvious happens, but what will the consequences be for Ettie and her group of friends? Can Ettie’s blossoming closeness to Dominic survive and maybe pave the way forward for everyone?

I loved this story from the very first page. Ettie is a brilliant main character. She is funny, bright, feisty and flawed.
Dominic is a bit of a grump, but as they say, still waters run deep, and there is a lot more to him than just the uptight facade. Underneath he is really rather lovely.


This is a well thought out and nicely written story. It has some very likeable characters and is full of warmth and charm.

I loved escaping in to each page. This book is an utter delight.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some characters from previous books make an appearance in The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim, but this is a stand alone read.

Out in audio and ebook on 30/4/22
Paperback released on 21/7/22

With thanks to #Netgalley and #HarperCollinsUk for a digital arc of #TheWednesdayMorningWildSwim by #JulesWake.

I love love LOVED this story! A companion to The Saturday Morning Park Run, I have my hopes up for many more of these books!!!! The characters are so incredibly easy to live. They are such a diverse cast, and they all come from such varied backgrounds and places, it’s so great to see them come together and blend as though they have always been part of each other’s lives!

Discovering each of their reasons for swimming is so great, and really made me stop and think that we never truly know anyone’s motivations for participating in the activities they do unless they inform us! We don’t know the challenges they are facing.

I found myself falling into the characters lives and the hurdles/challenges/wins from the first page. I had a really hard time putting it down and loved the representation displayed by the author: a teenager who lost half his leg, a lesbian couple, accidental trauma in the case of a couple of characters (miscarriage and death during a rescue mission.)

If you love Jules Wake you will love this story and if you loved TheSaturday Morning Park Run you will also love it! If you have any interest I suggest you add it to your want to read list, and even preorder if you can!!!!

Thank you to One More Chapter, Jules Wake, and Netgalley for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review!

I absolutely loved Ettie, her heart really is in the right place, even if she does have a habit of not being entirely truthful. She is breath of fresh air as a main character, and I loved how she keeps Dominic on his toes.

Domini has forbidden wild swimming in the lake on his property, but that doesn't stop a group of people from meeting each week to swim. In fact the group grows with some unlikely at first suspects and it is clear just how much benefit everyone that goes swimming is getting form it (and not purely from a fitness point of view).

In fact I loved all the characters, what a motley bunch this is. From Hilda, who fans of Jules Wake will find rather familiar, and was lovely to see her back, to the teenager Josh who really comes out of his shell, to Gracie who I could the same about, and seeing her grow in confidence is lovely.

And then there are Ettie's family who are salt of the earth, regular people, just trying to do their best with what they have.

And it's not all wild swimming, Ettie is helping Dominic and Gracie turn an estate into a hotel and is full of fabulous ideas.

There is plenty of humour to be had, and this is just an all around feel good read, that I thoroughly enjoyed. It has a lovely sense of coming together in it, and I would have happily joined this group of new friends (so long as I don't have to get into a lake!).

Another just simply fabulous book from Jules Wake.

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

I am a big fan of Jules Wake and her newest book, The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim, was such a pleasure to read. This book is the second in her Yorkshire series so it was fun to recognize several characters I feel I already knew. There is a large cast of characters and their stories are well told. I love how the author writes about characters of various ages from teenager to seniors and that while the book has light moments it also covers serious issues. I really hope there will be another book in this series.