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The Secrets of Ivy Garden

By: Catherine Ferguson
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Summary

The ebook bestseller is back with her next hilarious read – a fun, fresh tale of love, friendship and family secrets…

When Holly breaks up with her boyfriend Dean, she’s at a loss as to what to do next. But things go from bad to worse when her beloved grandmother Ivy dies – and Holly is left in charge of sorting out Ivy’s house and garden.

As she sorts through her grandmother’s belongings and makes her way through the wilderness outside, Holly soon finds that there is more to Ivy than meets the eye, and uncovers a surprising family secret that changes everything…

This is a heart-warming and hilarious story from Catherine Ferguson about starting over, learning to garden and most of all learning to love.

©2020 Catherine Ferguson (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Perfect from start to finish

This was a brilliant story and perfect narrator. It’s a feel good book which is so nice to listen to. The story flowed throughout and kept me hooked, I didn’t want it to end. Left me wanted more from the story.

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So good

I really enjoyed this ,I couldn’t put it down. Well read and written, what more can a girl say.

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loved it

really enjoyed this light hearted romantic novel with a bit of mystery thrown in!

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pleasant read

the story was pleasant enough. an easy to listen to plot which was perfect as I worked. characters not too complex and an easy to follow storyline.

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Brilliant.

loved the storyline, the narrator is the best one i have come across. i definitely recommend this book.

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Fun, feel-good, really well read

A lovely bit of summer escapism with the right amount of humour, romance and a teeny bit of mystery and angst. A really joyful listen and not at all cheesy or cringey

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A gentle read

A very gentle read but one that entices you into the story.
Good descriptions and interesting characters.

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great listen.

I did really enjoy this audiobook. Great story and lovely characters..I did notice a couple of errors while listening which I did rewind to make sure I hadn't misheard, but overall s great listen.

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gentle , lovely characters

really enjoyed this read. plenty of outdoor descriptions. got to know the characters well . often felt l was there.

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Long lost family

This was a nice story. Although a little sad at times with reference to the death of Holly’s parent followed by the death of her grand mother Ivy.
Holly, totally alone in the world and deciding to fix up and sell up her grandmothers cottage doesn’t have it easy when she finds that the cottage had flooded and garden which was much loved by her grandmother has been destroyed by recent storms doesn’t let these set backs phase her and gets stuck in wholeheartedly. Following the discovery of her grandmothers diary and the revelation that the man she had always thought was her grandfather discovers that Ivy actually had a secret lover who was in fact her mothers biological father. This sets Holly on a path to discover who the mysterious B is.
Assisted by a friend she begins her search one person at a time. She makes friends with local shop owners daughter who soon discovers Holly grave fear of the wide open countryside which is a natural reaction to the circumstances surrounding her parents death.
Following the first unconventional meeting between Holly and Ben there are feelings that they both share but as with all great love stories this takes time for it to become apparent to each other.
This story has a lovely happy ending where Holly finds that she is no longer alone in the world but she in fact has a whole family that she didn’t know anything about before going to Appleton and with her new relationship with Ben just getting started she has found that the countryside is no longer something to be feared but I may well be a place to call home.

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