Publisher's Synopsis
The eagerly awaited and brilliant new novel from bestselling author Wendy Holden.
The beautiful village of Allsop seemed shire bliss?
When Mary meets Monty, heir to a stately pile, happiness seems assured. But as the mansion crumbles, passion wanes along with the heating.
Bankers wife Beth swaps Notting Hill for weekends at a bijou cottage. They only offered a smidgeon over the asking price. So why dont the locals like them?
Eco-harridan Morag is the terror of the village, with her objections to everyone and everything.
ber -WAG Alexandra needs a footballers mansion and fast. There must be a Hello! -tastic country pile with spa, champagne bar and parking for six SUVs somewhere ?
Ambitions clash when the village launches an allotment project and no one escapes the bitter struggle over sex, power and money which threatens to blight more than everyones carrots.
