The Best of Intentions

Charming, nostalgic and brimming with optimism a sparkling story of friendship, community and staying true to yourself for fans of Lissa Evans and AJ Pearce. 1932: When gardener Robert Bardsley arrives at Anderby Hall, an Elizabethan manor house in the Gloucestershire countryside, it is home to Greenfields, a community of artists and idealists. Robert has been employed to revive Anderbys famous roses and restore the topiary garden, but he also soon befriends the other residents: from colourful neighbour Trudie, who makes a formidable cocktail and keeps her late-fiancs ashes on the mantelpiece, to composer Daniel, recovering from the horrors of the Great War. The only person he cant win over is Anderbys schoolteacher, Faye, who finds him . . . perfectly vexing. But just as Robert starts to feel at home, the residents discover that the old orchard has been sold to a property developer who has plans for an estate of Tudorbethan bungalows. Can they find a way to keep their creative community alive or will the new housing development put an end to the spirit of Greenfields? Praise for Caroline Scott: 'A delicious treat of a book! The book sings with gorgeous period details that take the reader into 1930s England, and stir a sense of nostalgia. Lively, poignant, witty and beautifully written ... I couldn't stop turning the pages.' Hazel Gaynor A fascinating, immersive, and delicious treat of a book heat (book of the week) Evocatively written and laugh-out-loud funny, its guaranteed to make you smile Womans Weekly Beautifully written, this sparkling novel is packed with wit and warmth S Magazine Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novel Good Housekeeping . . . shot through with nostalgia but with themes which nevertheless resonate today... A tasty treat' Mirror, The Friday Book Club A fun, colourful read . . . laugh-out-loud funny, its guaranteed to make you smile Woman & Home 'Wonderful on nostalgia, doing things your own way and maintaining faith. I raced through it' Daily Mail