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Love Among the Treetops by Catherine Ferguson
publication date: Kindle 8th March 2018, paperback 17th May 2018
Avon Books UK
400 pages
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Can love flourish amongst the tree tops?
When pastry chef Twilight Wilson was a young girl, she would hide from school bullies up in the treehouse at the bottom of her garden in her family home in Sussex. It was her special place, and even as an adult she still loves it.
So when her family tell her they can’t afford to live there any more, Twilight is devastated. Not only will they lose their home – but the treehouse too!
She comes up with a plan to save the family home – she’ll start up a cafe in the treehouse! It’s a brilliant idea, and excitement builds as she starts planning the menus, with the help of Theo – a rather attractive man from the gym. But when former school bully Lucy finds out the plan, she starts plotting – and opens her own rival cafe in the village!
Can Twilight save her family home? Will her friendship with Theo ever be anything more? And who will win the cafe wars?
Catherine Ferguson is back in this hilarious, heartwarming read perfect for summer.
My thoughts:
I haven't read much women's fiction for a while with the plethora of mystery & psychological thrillers which are on the shelves at the moment so this made a refreshing change.
I love Twilight Wilson's character; her sense of responsibility to step in and try and save the family home despite the fact it meant abandoning her dream of being a pastry chef is so admirable. Then to find out that the decision to return to her childhood home where school bullies had made her life miserable for so long made me respect her even more. She tackles every situation with determination, and with her archenemy seeming to have not left schoolyard issues behind my heart sank for her - especially when events at the school reunion fashion parade prove her fears to be correct: Lucy Slater was still out to get her.
With friends and family suggesting that she is just being paranoid, Twilight throws herself headlong into setting up the café venture which could be the lifeline to rescue Honey Cottage from the jaws of repossession. As has always happened since primary school, Lucy Slater is on hand to scupper her at every turn but this time Fate is finally on hand to prove that the truth will out eventually. Lucy's vindictive actions and true nature finally make headlines, and Twilight feels the weight of over 20 years of humiliation lift from her shoulders as people see what Lucy is capable of at last.
The author has written some excellent, credible characters and scenarios, and I was delighted to see the change in Twilight's personality as she confronted the ghosts of her past one by one. There are some great laugh out loud moments which made the story so much more satisfying as the karma train came to town to settle some outstanding scores.
What I thought was going to be a very light, fluffy tale actually went much deeper to tackle some very tough issues but in a light hearted manner.
A huge success of a novel for me which I will be happy to recommend to all my friends.
I love Twilight Wilson's character; her sense of responsibility to step in and try and save the family home despite the fact it meant abandoning her dream of being a pastry chef is so admirable. Then to find out that the decision to return to her childhood home where school bullies had made her life miserable for so long made me respect her even more. She tackles every situation with determination, and with her archenemy seeming to have not left schoolyard issues behind my heart sank for her - especially when events at the school reunion fashion parade prove her fears to be correct: Lucy Slater was still out to get her.
With friends and family suggesting that she is just being paranoid, Twilight throws herself headlong into setting up the café venture which could be the lifeline to rescue Honey Cottage from the jaws of repossession. As has always happened since primary school, Lucy Slater is on hand to scupper her at every turn but this time Fate is finally on hand to prove that the truth will out eventually. Lucy's vindictive actions and true nature finally make headlines, and Twilight feels the weight of over 20 years of humiliation lift from her shoulders as people see what Lucy is capable of at last.
The author has written some excellent, credible characters and scenarios, and I was delighted to see the change in Twilight's personality as she confronted the ghosts of her past one by one. There are some great laugh out loud moments which made the story so much more satisfying as the karma train came to town to settle some outstanding scores.
What I thought was going to be a very light, fluffy tale actually went much deeper to tackle some very tough issues but in a light hearted manner.
A huge success of a novel for me which I will be happy to recommend to all my friends.
About the Author:
Catherine's continuing love of writing saw her study English at Dundee University and spend her twenties writing for various teenage magazines, including Jackie and Blue Jeans, and meeting pop stars. Then she got serious and worked as a sub-editor at the Dundee Courier before moving to Surrey and setting up an organic veg box delivery business.
Her first novel, HUMBUGS AND HEARTSTRINGS, is very loosely based on Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL and was the launch title for Avon's brand new imprint, Maze. She's currently working on her seventh book, LOVE AMONG THE TREETOPS, out March 2018.Catherine lives with her family in Northumberland.
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