Kitty, who runs the Spotted Pig Tea-rooms in the picturesque village of Tindledale, thinks she's come to terms with her husband Ed’s death on active duty. When she learns that Ed’s army dog, a black Labrador named Monty, is being retired and needs rehoming, it awakens her heartache once more.
Amber runs the pet parlour, but her love of dogs extends to rescuing abandoned pooches and now her tiny cottage is overflowing with homeless hounds. The only answer is to open a proper rescue centre but where will the money come from?
Kitty knows she could never take on Monty – it would be too painful, but with more than one dog needing a home this Christmas, is a miracle too much to hope for?
Every time author Alex Brown has released a book I have
wasted no time in jumping straight in and I have loved each and every one of
her books. I have always been honest in that I am not a fan of short stories as
I have never found they have enough depth for me and I am greedy and am always
left wanting more but when I saw that Alex Brown was bringing out a short story
set in her much loved village of Tindledale I knew there was no way I could
miss out on another visit to the village.
Our main character in this novella is Kitty who we have met
in the previous Tindledale books running her café The Spotted Pig Café. Kitty
is a single mum to the adorable little Teddie after her husband died a true
hero. Kitty and Teddie have adapted to life but when Kitty receives a phone call
from Mack who was her husband’s best friend, with news that her husband’s dog
Monty has been retired and needs a home. Will Monty bring everlasting love to
the family or will he bring up too many memories and prove too much for Kitty?
I am over the moon that the novella focuses on Kitty’s story
as she is a character who has touched my heart in the Tindledale books and I
have desperately wanted the author to explore her character more. The storyline
is very moving but also uplifting too with a lovely touch of festivity. We also
get a glimpse of some of our other favourite characters who have made an
appearance before especially the animal doting Taylor who also holds an
important role in this novella.
This is the first novella I have read where the author has
managed to put all of the feels from a full length novel into a novella, the
characters are well developed and soon work their way into your heart. The storyline
also has depth to it thanks to the emotional and challenging issues the author
weaves into the plot. There are some touching moments and the one that really
touched my heart was the comment Teddie made about her father and Mack's legs ( yes
lump to the throat moment at the sensitivity and innocence from a child).
I would say you could read this novella as a standalone but
you really are missing out if you haven’t visited Tindledale in the author’s
three previous books.
This novella will keep you entertained on your commute to
work in the morning stealing your attention in one fell swoop there is no part
of this book that allows you a break to put it down so read it in one greedy
burst and then get ready to crack open that tin of Quality Street.
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