Escape to the Country

Written by Alison Sherlock

Narrated by Julia Franklin

Journalist Eleanor McCartney leads a glamorous life in London exposing the sordid secrets of famous celebrities for Hot Gossip! magazine. But her perfect life is a sham. So when her world collapses, she has to reluctantly head home to her mum and friends in the quiet country village of Cranley. Willow Tree Hall is still in the midst of extensive renovations under the careful eye of Eleanor's best friend Annie and her fiancé, record producer and future Earl of Cranley, Sam Harris. With a recording studio now in the grounds of the estate, it should be the perfect place for global singing sensation Tom Kingsley to hang out. But Tom is burnt out after a gruelling worldwide tour and is escaping the paparazzi after yet another scandal. Eleanor cannot believe her luck. A story on the world's biggest superstar would be the ticket that gets her job and glamorous life back in London. But soon both Eleanor and Tom begin to fall under the spell of Willow Tree Hall. Eleanor begins to wonder whether she can really betray his trust. And does she really want her old life back or is home really where the heart lies? As a heatwave soars, friendships are made, truths are told and, with the help of a stray dog, perhaps love can be found as hearts are healed. By escaping to the country, maybe Eleanor and Tom have found their new beginning...

• Language: English
• Publisher: QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jan 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781528850889

Alison Sherlock

Alison Sherlock enjoyed reading and writing stories from an early age and gave up office life to follow her dream. Alison lives in Surrey with her husband and a daft golden retriever.

Reviews for Escape to the Country

[Veronica · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Disappointing how the narrator makes Sam, future Earl, sound so common and yobbish.

[Hannah Lundberg · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Love the story. Narration is awful, honestly. I wish they’d kept the narrator from the previous book in the series.

[Deb Gillies · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story was lovely... the 4 stars versus 5 is because the voice of the narrator was challenging. She made young people sound like old people that smoked. It was cringe worthy at times. Why go that route when choosing someone to narrate a sweet story?