Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being 'outed' at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest friends.
As if that weren't enough to cope with, Cassie suddenly finds herself catapulted into the head teacher position, and at the forefront of a fight to ward off developers determined to concrete over the beautiful landscape.
But through it all, the irresistible joy of her pupils, the reality of keeping her teenage children on the straight and narrow, her irrepressible family and friends, and the possibility of new love, mean what could have been the worst year ever, actually might be the best yet...
Julie Houston's novels are funny, wonderfully warm and completely addictive. Perfect for all fans of Gervaise Phinn, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell.
Julie Houston's 'A Village Affair' is one of those reads that I love to loose myself in over a weekend. It has a cast of fantastic characters and is set in a lovely village which I would love to visit.
A Village Affair is a cosy read but Julie Houston has included some fantastic humour along the way which made me laugh out loud, a lot of which came from the Lithuanian Lollipop Lady and her broken English translations.
I think that one of the things that I loved most about the book was all the school tales, it reminded me of my love for Enid Blyton's Malory Towers and St Clares as a child and my other love of Jack Sheffield's brilliant books.
I very much look forward to reading more by Julie Houston and hope that she revisits the village again soon.
Thank you to Aria for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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