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Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge

Start a cosy, feel-good series from Alison Sherlock

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Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge

By: Alison Sherlock
Narrated by: Charlotte Worthing
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Summary
Escape to the magical Maple Tree Lodge in Alison Sherlock’s BRAND NEW cosy romance series, set in the beautiful Cotswolds ❤️🍁

Every book in the Maple Tree Lodge series can be read as a standalone

'A lovely story of finding yourself and discovering what home means. I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Loved it.' Jessica Redland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A family and hotel in desperate need of help…

Maple Tree Lodge Hotel has been home to the Jackson family for over a century. Following the sudden loss of his father, architect Ben Jackson discovers the hotel is close to financial ruin and if the hotel is to survive and his family are to keep a roof over their heads, tough decisions need to be made.

With the hotel in urgent need of a renovation, Ben’s sister enlists the talents of cash strapped, best friend and interior designer Lily Watson. Lily jumps at the chance to showcase her talents and to prove to herself and her high-achieving parents that she can carve herself a successful career doing what she loves.

However, Lily’s vision for a cosy, country Cotswolds hotel is the complete opposite to what Ben has in mind for a minimalistic, modern makeover and fireworks ensue!

Can they work together to save Maple Tree Lodge?
Can Lily help Ben and his family find a future together?
And can Ben show Lily that there's more to life than work?

As autumn begins to weave its magic spell, perhaps Lily will discover somewhere to finally call home and find a reason to stay ...

If you love this try Alison's Railway Lane and Riverside Lane Series

Praise for Alison Sherlock:

'A gorgeous, heartwarming read! I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Maple Tree Lodge and meeting the wonderful cast of characters. Already looking forward to the next book in the series!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐' - Jill Steeples

'Five big sparklers from me.Alison certainly knows how to write! Puts you firmly in the mood for the coming season' - Julie Houston

A cosy, sweet story that makes you feel right at home. A delightful cast of characters and a picturesque setting combine to make this a wonderful tale of finding happiness and a place in the world.' - Jane Lovering

'Glorious escapism. Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Alison Sherlock writes with a warmth and lightness of touch' Kerry Fisher

'Warm, inviting and romantic. Curl up in your favourite armchair and enjoy the warmth of Maple Tree Lodge' - Fay Keenan

’The story is lovely. All characters were facing challenges and trying to cope with change. They were good, honorable, relatable, and I was immediately invested in their happiness.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

’A great feel good read, great characters, good storyline and set in a fabulous location. Loved it.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

’I love Alison Sherlock's writing style, her way with words and just lovely stories. A wonderful story to read curled up by a fire!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

’This book was such a charming read.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

’This is a solid 5 out of 5 starts for me and a book I will happily reread in the future to revisit these characters. I could not stop smiling when I finished this book.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

’I loved everything about it!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'This was such a lovely read to snuggle up with over the weekend. The characters and setting were adorable and I really didn't want the story to end.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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Great story, I love how characters from other series are woven into this one. Looking forward to the next books!

Lovely story line

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However the performance was stilted and I felt it was badly edited. The author reminded us time and time again about the same aspects of the characters backgrounds. It became repetitive and got boring in places. Shame because the actual premise of the story was good.

Good theme but repetitive in places

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I struggled with this audiobook so much!
Not only was the story so slowly paced, but the narration was tediously slow as well. I had to speed it up to tolerate it.
The story never really hit any kind of upbeat stride or dramatic or romantic crescendo, which for some I’m sure would be fine, but for me it means I was never invested in the outcome or the characters.

The writing style was repetitive, the words cozy and autumnal were so overused it actually grated me every time I heard it; along with the amount of times we’re reminded of previous statements throughout the book, for example Lily wants her own design studio. Ok point made - thats her priority - got it. Ben hates designing boring modern boxy supermarkets. Yeah so you’ve mentioned. Hannah has no confidence in her baking skills - ugh…. We know!!! There was no wit or cheeky banter through the character interactions. No fun fits of giggles in the girlfriend scenes. Everyone was so cliche.

I don’t like to poo-poo people’s work but on the whole this audio book missed the mark. The saving grace is I could imagine the lodge and it does sound rather amazing.

Long, slow and repetitive

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the inner monologue and speech words (said, thought, whispered) were weirdly repetitive and the mfc had a child-like naivety.

poorly written

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