When the going gets tough, the tough get sewing…
Welcome to Bluebell Hall. Pull up a wonky chair, grab a cream bun and
settle into a story about a little village, a determined caretaker – and
bunting…
At twenty-nine, Connie isn’t quite where she thought she’d be.
When her beloved gran died Connie returned to Hazelhurst, the village she grew
up in, and took over her gran’s old job as caretaker at the village hall. It
might not be the stuff of dreams, but Connie loves working at Bluebell Hall –
the heart of the community.
So when Bluebell Hall is threatened with closure, Connie is
determined not to let greedy property developers get their hands on it. She
hatches a plan bonkers enough that it just might work. All it takes is a needle
and thread, scraps of old material and willing hands. Can Connie convince the
people of Hazelhurst that their village hall is worth saving? And will she save
herself in the process…?
Review:
Connie, caretaker and Bloom Mistress (Hazelhurt's answer to Girl Guides/Brownies) is doing a job she enjoys and also feels it's her sense of familial duty. Going back as long as she can remember her family have been entrusted as caretakers/guardians of Bluebell Hall. Paid for by an ancient benefactor, there is a stipulation that the hall must be used by a certain percentage of the community - and Connie knows the numbers are seriously lacking as Hazelhurst is moving into the (more) modern ages and leaving the crumbling old village hall behind.
To try and increase their numbers she hatches several plans, not all so successful, but as it becomes apparent that property developers are keen to take over, and an audit is suddenly done, she knows she needs to take serious action, and enlists some friends and new faces to help out...
The Bluebell Bunting Society is born!
I love the community ethos in this warm and really funny story built around some fabulously constructed characters. The craft theme throughout is lovely and relaxing, and really draws you in. I even wanted to dig out an old sewing machine and take it up!
To try and increase their numbers she hatches several plans, not all so successful, but as it becomes apparent that property developers are keen to take over, and an audit is suddenly done, she knows she needs to take serious action, and enlists some friends and new faces to help out...
The Bluebell Bunting Society is born!
I love the community ethos in this warm and really funny story built around some fabulously constructed characters. The craft theme throughout is lovely and relaxing, and really draws you in. I even wanted to dig out an old sewing machine and take it up!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Poppy
Dolan lives in Berkshire with her husband. She's a near-obsessive baker and a
keen crafter, so on a typical weekend can be found moving between the
haberdashery and kitchenware floors of a department store, adding to her
birthday wish list. She has written three novels: The Bad Boyfriends
Bootcamp, There's More to Life than Cupcakes and most recently The
Bluebell Bunting Society. The Bad Boyfriends Bootcamp made it into
the Amazon top 100 bestseller chart, so clearly someone other than her mum must
have read it. She's currently working on her fourth novel – it's about friends,
siblings and crafty things – and drinking far too much tea.
Buy links:
Website and buy links: http://www.canelo.co/books/bluebell-bunting-society/
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