Kate's Progress
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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A quest for a quiet life in the country is thwarted by two mysterious but alluring brothers. Replete with the author's trademark wit and compelling dialogueKate's latest failure on the London dating scene leads her to escape to an idyllic Exmoor, West Country village where she finds her 'Cinderella Project' - a run-down cottage on the edge of the moors.
Her attempt to lead a quiet life there is, however, thwarted by a town seething with passion and intrigue. Competition for her affections show more leads to her entanglement with the Blackmore family, the local landowners consisting of the hostile and brooding Ed; his gorgeous, divorced, playboy brother Jack; and their flighty, shopaholic step-mother Camilla.
Kate's new life is threatened to be turned upside-down by something rotten in the Blackmore estate. Will she be forced to scuttle back to London or prevail and find serenity and happiness in renovating her cottage? It seems that, between them, Jack and Ed may hold the key. show less
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Kate's Progress is a charming romance about Kate, who receives an inheritance from her grandmother and decides to leave London and buy a cottage on Exmoor. While fixing up the rather run-down house, she makes friends with the neighbors, especially the Blackmore family: Darcy-like awkward brooding Ed, happy-go-lucky playboy Jack, their rather feather-brained stepmother, and their lonely young half-sister Jocasta. Kate came to Somerset to get away from the London dating scene, but will she be able to withstand the attentions of a few good West Country men?
This is a quiet, slow paced book; the perfect comfort read. There's a bit of suspense because someone wants Kate to get out of town, but it never really dominates the plot. Instead it show more focuses on the good things in life like pub lunches, horse riding with friends, walking dogs, and besting manipulative romantic rivals who kick said dogs. Recommended for those seeking a good comfort read or those who like well-written romances. show less
This is a quiet, slow paced book; the perfect comfort read. There's a bit of suspense because someone wants Kate to get out of town, but it never really dominates the plot. Instead it show more focuses on the good things in life like pub lunches, horse riding with friends, walking dogs, and besting manipulative romantic rivals who kick said dogs. Recommended for those seeking a good comfort read or those who like well-written romances. show less
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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born in London in 1948. She attended the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy. She wrote her first novel while in college and won the Young Writers' Award for The Waiting Game in 1972, but did not become a full-time writer until 1979 with the start of the show more Morland Dynasty series. In 1993, she won the RNA Novel of the Year Award for Emily, the third volume of the Kirov Trilogy. She also writes the Bill Slider Mystery series and under the pen names Elizabeth Bennett and Emma Woodhouse. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 2013
- First words
- The May sunshine was warm in the sheltered spot between the cottage and the garden wall.
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