A Haven on Orchard Lane | First Line Friday + The Friday 56

First Line Friday is hosted weekly by Reading Is My SuperPower.
The Friday 56 is hosted weekly by Freda's Voice.

Happy Friday!

I've been unpacking boxes of books that have been packed for almost two years, and I keep uncovering books I want to read now...

First Line: If one would drown one's sorrows with music, the music must be loud.

From Page 56: Port Stilwell lay in a valley, guarded by hills that folded one upon the other and faded into the clouds. Past thatched cob and stone cottages, a shingle beach glistened in the wide gap between silvery gray cliffs, and beyond, blue waters.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Much-Loved Lawana Blackwell Delivers Another Charming Victorian-Era Tale

In difficult circumstances, Charlotte Ward, once a famed stage actress, tries to restart her career--only to experience disaster. Against her better judgment, her estranged daughter, Rosalind, comes to her mother's rescue and moves her to a quiet English coastal village.

Charlotte is grateful to get to know Rosalind after years apart. As one who has regrets about her own romantic past, it's a joy for Charlotte to see love blossom for her daughter. For Rosalind, however, it's time away from teaching--and now she must care for the mother who wasn't there for her. And what could be more complicated than romance?

Together, mother and daughter discover that healing is best accomplished when they focus less on themselves and more on the needs of others.

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