While I Was Waiting, by Georgia Hill

While I Was Waiting, by Georgia Hill

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While I Was Waiting, by Georgia Hill

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‘A lovely, romantic and historical read’ – Linda’s Book Bag

June 1963, Clematis Cottage, Stoke St. Mary, Herefordshire

I am really not sure why I am writing this. A foolish whim by a foolish old lady and it will probably sit in a box unread and decay much like its writer when Death makes his careless decision.

But perhaps someone will find it. Someone will care enough to read and somehow I know that will happen.

April 2000, Clematis Cottage, Stoke St. Mary, Herefordshire

Tired of her life in London, freelance illustrator Rachel buys the beautiful but dilapidated Clematis Cottage and sets about creating the home of her dreams. But tucked away behind the water tank in the attic and left to gather dust for decades is an old biscuit tin containing letters, postcards and a diary. So much more than old scraps of paper, these are precious memories that tell the story of Henrietta Trenchard-Lewis, the love she lost in the Great War and the girl who was left behind.

While I Was Waiting, by Georgia Hill

• Amazon Sales Rank: #584294 in eBooks
• Published on: 2015-07-02
• Released on: 2015-07-02
• Format: Kindle eBook

While I Was Waiting, by Georgia Hill

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‘The storytelling was absolutely gorgeous…a compelling and well paced story’ – Joan Hill, Reviewing Recommended Reads

‘A really interesting book – full of history and romance – and missed opportunities’ – Annie’s Book Corner

About the Author

I used to live in London, where I worked in the theatre. Then I got the bizarre job of teaching road safety to the U.S. navy – in Marble Arch!A few years ago, I did an ‘Escape to the Country’. I now live in a tiny Herefordshire village, where I scandalise the neighbours by not keeping ‘country hours’ and being unable to make a decent pot of plum jam. Home is a converted oast house, which I share with my two beloved spaniels, husband (also beloved) and a ghost called Zoe.I’ve been lucky enough to travel widely, though prefer to set my novels closer to home. Perhaps more research is needed? I’ve always wanted to base a book in the Caribbean!I am addicted to Belgian chocolate, Jane Austen and, most of all, Strictly Come Dancing. Keep dancing, everyone!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It sucks you in gently & keeps the reader entranced. By Ali - The Dragon Slayer This is such a pleasant book .. it sucks you in gently & keeps the reader entranced with the beautifully descriptive writing.I would love to be in Clematis cottage, how delightful does that sound!?Its ‘slips’ between two time periods but does so seamlessly, I often find this style confusing but the beauty of this is the letters found by Rachel transport her back to Hetty’s life. It’s full of emotion & is essentially a love story .. I have to say my favourite character was probably Piglet but I’m a sucker for a cute puppy!Easy to read & it made a welcome change to be set in the British countryside for a change .. I seem to have read a glut of books set in varying countries recently & this made me realise there is nothing quite so relaxing as local talent & to feel as if I was there.Thanks to the author, publisher & Brook Cottage Books for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest opinion.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enchanting By Welsh Annie I really enjoyed this lovely book, every moment of it - and both threads of the story enchanted me to the same degree.The modern story of Rachel's life change, moving to Clematis Cottage, learning to live like someone from the country, over-run by workmen, making new friends (and more) is really well told. And when she's handed the Huntley and Palmer's biscuit tin filled with letters, the book becomes simply perfect as it moves quite seamlessly between Rachel's life and Hetty's letters and diary entries.We read Hetty's personal story, brought up by her maiden aunts with the occasional visits from her remote father, her first visit to Delamere House in 1903 and her entanglement with the Trenchard-Lewis family, through her growing up years then through the early years of the First World War. But the story abruptly ends in 1916, and Rachel sets about uncovering the rest of Hetty's story - I shared her fascination, however much there were others who felt it became an obsession. I also really liked the way that Hetty was a benevolent presence in the house, gently urging her on.It's quite difficult to convey someone's personality through letters and diary entries, but the author does it really well - she comes across quite clearly, likeable but also wilful and stubborn. The other personalities in her story are really well drawn too - Richard as a boisterous child and a damaged adult, the slightly more sketchy and less sympathetically drawn Edward, the teacher at the village school where she helps out. The story is - as the author describes it - the story of the affair of her body, the affair of her expectation and the affair of her soul, and it was heartbreaking, joyful and wonderful.Rachel has a great story too - what with Neil the estate agent, the suitor her mother would approve of with his solid reliability (and unfortunate obsession with triathlons), and Gabe the builder with his hidden gentle depths and rippling muscles. There are some equally perfectly drawn characters in her part of the story - I particularly loved her friendship with Ned the gardener in his string vest and with his liking for milky sweet instant coffee and appreciation of "owl frisky" living, and with Gabe's lovely mother Sheila. I laughed at her interactions with the less savoury members of the building team, and her London friend Tim is great fun (I just loved the birthday present...!). Even the less central characters leap into life - menopausal Rita at the village shop, Kit the vicar, Alan at the pub, and the ominous presence of Dawn the barmaid.Georgia Hill writes wonderful descriptions - the views from Clematis Cottage would have made me want to get my sketch book out and draw them too, and there are some lovely set pieces like the "morning washed clean" that prompts Rachel to don her wellingtons and slip out "into the magic". Clematis Cottage itself, and the garden being worked on by Ned, became totally real to me. She does ugliness well too - the modern story introduces the impact of the foot and mouth crisis on the countryside, and the images she conveys are vivid, real and upsetting.This was really excellent story telling, full of love, loss, sadness and joy, with perfectly judged gentle humour - I really enjoyed it very much. And the ending - simply perfect. If you enjoy dual time story telling as much as I do, I'd highly recommend this lovely read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Sweet and lovely By DiL A delightful and sweet romantic novel with a parallel story via an old journal found in a country cottage. Rachel is an illustrator from London who moves to the country, hoping to jump start her life. Having bought an old country cottage that requires a lot of repair work, she meets a hot young contractor/handyman named Gabe. They find a hidden biscuit tin that contains an old journal, letters and pictures belonging to the lady that previously lived in the cottage. The novel is a progression of the romance between Rachel and Gabe as well as a parallel discovery of the life and loves of Hetty, the previous owner. There are of course the village characters who are thankfully, not written as kooky caricatures, but add to the village life. There's even a cute puppy named Piglet later in the story. Overall, a sweet story with an interesting look into the early 1900's and especially the devastation of the first World War.

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