The little village of Happiness

Auteure : Holly Martins

Editeur : Auto-édité

Date de sortie : 5 juillet 2019

Résumé (en anglais)

Willow McKay needs a fresh start. Her recent break-up may not have left her heartbroken, but it’s certainly wounded her pride. Desperate for a change, an advert offering free homes in a picturesque village on the Cornish coast sounds like just what she needs. Without thinking twice Willow packs up her life and heads to the village of Happiness.

But when Willow arrives, she finds ramshackle cottages, shops lying empty and villagers that seem in need of cheer themselves. It's nothing like the pretty picture the advert had boasted. It seems Happiness was too good to be true. That is until she meets the handsome estate manager Andrew Harrington.

His passion for restoring the village to its former glory is contagious and soon they are working together, forming a secret society to bring happiness back to Happiness. And as sparks fly between them Willow can feel herself falling. But Andrew is holding something back.

Will they succeed in transforming the old village to its original beauty before it’s too late? Can the gift of happiness really save a village, and can it save Willow herself?

Mon avis

Dans cet ouvrage, on ne s'arrête pas seulement au nouveau départ de Willow mais aussi du lieu qu'elle a tant rêvé en arrivant dans ce petit village ou le bonheur semble s'être évaporé. Grâce à l'aide d'Andrew, elle redonne cette joie d'antan aux habitants mais elle y trouve surtout son propre chemin. Andrew a ce petit quelque chose en moins qui lui donne ce petit truc en plus... Le jeu de mot que j'emploi fait référence à ce révèle le fond de ce roman. Ailmer va bien au-delà des apparences.