Ellie Farmer is in Sunnybrook, Surrey, taking photos for her mum who has Alzheimer’s, as her mum grew up in the area and Ellie is hoping to jog her memory with pictures of some of the local places. The little village is lovely, and the residents are even nicer. Something that Ellie quickly realises when she falls into the duck pond.

Sylvia runs the ‘Duck Pond Café’ and helps Ellie in her hour of need with a change of clothes, a warm drink and a listening ear. Ellie tells her all about her situation with her mum and her ex-boyfriend.

Being the helpful person she is, Sylvia offers Ellie the flat above the café on a six month lease and tells her about a job just down the road. After some persuasion, Ellie agrees to move to Sunnybrook, but will six-month be long enough?

‘Spring at the Little Duck Pond Café’ is the first in a planned series of book by author Rosie Green (alias of another author).

The book, at only 127 pages, is quite short, but it sure packed a lot in and was a joy to read. I was hooked from the very beginning and read it within a couple of hours. I didn’t want it to end.

Ellie is a lovely character. So down to earth and very realistic. She is caring and always one to offer a helping hand. She has had a rough time lately and is trying to move on, so moving to Sunnybrook is perfect for her.

There are also lots of other amazing characters in the book, including Fen, Rose, Maisie and the gorgeous Zak. Zak is a writer struggling with writer’s block and has headed to Sunnybrook to try and work on his book. He is a mixed up character, but his heart is always in the right place.

Spring at The Little Duck Pond Café was just an enjoyable story. It had me laughing and smiling for most of the way through. There are some touching moments, especially with Ellie’s Mum, which was handled with pure compassion and knowledge.

I now can’t wait for book two – ‘Summer at the Little Duck Pond Café’

About the Author

Rosie Green has been scribbling stories ever since she was little. Back then they were rip-roaring adventure tales with a young heroine in perilous danger of falling off a cliff or being tied up by ‘the baddies’. Thankfully, Rosie has moved on somewhat, and now much prefers to write romantic comedies that melt your heart and make you smile, with really not much perilous danger involved at all, unless you count the heroine losing her heart in love.

Rosie’s brand new series of novellas is centred on life in a village café. The first, Spring at the Little Duck Pond Café, is out on March 22nd 2018.