A Village Vacancy
the laugh-out-loud new book from the bestselling author of A Village Affair
by Julie Houston
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Pub Date Oct 22 2020 | Archive Date Nov 16 2020
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Description
As the Yorkshire village of Westenbury mourns the loss of one of their own, the women can’t help but contemplate who will fill the vacancy in one handsome widower’s life…
Grace Stevens has decided it’s time to move on without her husband. He’s off gallivanting around Devon in search of a new life, and good riddance. It’s time to go back to teaching, so Grace returns to Little Acorns and takes on an unruly class of pre-teens.
As she deals with disasters in - and out of - the classroom including an accidental dalliance with her most troublesome pupil’s dad, helping track down a drug ring and keeping up with her closest girlfriends, Grace begins to wonder more and more about the sparkle in David’s eyes and the sparking chemistry between them.
Could Grace be the one to fill this village vacancy?
Praise for Julie Houston:
'A warm, funny story of sisters and the secrets they keep' Sheila O'Flanagan.
'Warm, funny and well written, with a page-turning plot, this book has everything! I loved it!' Katie Fforde.
'Julie Houston at her best – heartfelt and hilarious' Sandy Barker.
'Laugh-out-loud hilarious and heartwarming!' Mandy Baggot.
'This book is an absolute gigglefest with characters you'll fall in love with!' Katie Ginger.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781789546651 |
| PRICE | A$4.99 (AUD) |
| PAGES | 380 |
Featured Reviews
Librarian 642426
Yet another fabulous visit to Westenbury. Julie Houston has a knack of making you feel like you're actually there, watching what's going on and living the country life. Full of humour and fun, as well as its fair share of serious moments, this is definitely a must read! I loved it. Thank you Netgalley!
Fay K, Reviewer
I cannot tell you just how much I adored this book. I’m an avid reader of Julie Houston’s novels, and their heady combination of heart and humour draws me in every time. There’s something truly magical about following this remarkable group of women through their lives, each one skilfully brought to life by the author’s beautiful language and masterful grasp of human nature. This novel is no exception. We know Grace, Harriet, Juno and co; they feel like everyone’s favourite friends, and the warmth between them streams from the pages like rays of sunlight on the darkest of days.
Grace is trying to get on with things, having agreed to separate (once and for all) from her husband Dan, and also to take on a full time teaching post at the local primary school. Still reeling, like her dear friend Harriet, from the death of someone who has had a huge influence on their lives, she tries to ignore the stronger and stronger flutters she’s getting every time she’s around Westenbury’s most eligible widower. With the ‘help’ of her wild class of Year 5 students, an ill fated night out to see a very unlikely stripper and a mad five minutes in the back garden of a pub with a total stranger, this is harder at some times than others. But the incorrigible and indomitable Grace, with the help of her steadfast group of mates, isn’t to be cast down for long. Throw in a broad canvas of characters and madcap escapades, and you’re in for a real treat!
With enough twists and turns to keep you up into the night reading, and all the right moments of humour and anguish, ‘A Village Vacancy’ is a tour de force of beautiful, funny and emotional storytelling that will leave you, as it left me, desperate for the next instalment. I loved this book, and I know you will, too!
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