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A Girl’s Best Friend

Country Escapes (Related to this series)

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What to expect

'A lovely, touching, uplifting read with a very likeable heroine and a dishy vet - and delightful dogs' Phillipa Ashley

Welcome to your new cottage in the country - complete with grumpy vet, village gossip and a very muddy dog . . .


City girl Ella wants to take refuge in the country, lick her wounds and work out what she's going to do with the rest of her life. She certainly doesn't want to have a four-legged house guest or anything to do with village life. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of Wilsgrave have other ideas.

Settling in to her godmother's house for a few months of R&R, Ella finds herself the reluctant babysitter of a badly behaved Labrador - and her plans of staying mainly indoors scuppered. But as she's forced into wellies and into the village's way of doing things, Ella meets people who make her think again about what she really wants out of life and love, starting with her new furry best friend . . .

A gorgeously romantic tale set in an idyllic countryside village, from the author of ebook bestseller Covent Garden in the Snow. Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Katie Fforde.
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What everyone's saying about A Girl's Best Friend:

'The perfect read to curl up with' Zara Stoneley

'A heart-warming tale of falling in love with life again' Debbie Johnson

'Packed full of lovely characters, wagging tails and self re-discovery' ***** Reader Review

'Pure escapism' ***** Reader Review

'The author made me laugh and cry . . . A good read for a sunny afternoon' ***** Reader Review

'I enjoyed it so much I finished it within 24 hours' ***** Reader Review

Critics Review

I love getting lost in a Jules Wake book . . . A heart-warming tale of finding yourself, and falling in love with life again
Debbie Johnson, author of Coming Home to the Comfort Food Cafe
Heart-warming
Bookseller on From Italy With Love
Funny, clever and romantic
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I completely and utterly enjoyed this book
Rachel’s Random Reads on From Italy With Love
A lovely, touching, uplifting read with a very likeable heroine and a dishy vet - and delightful dogs
Phillipa Ashley, author of Summer on the Little Cornish Isles
Author Julie Caplin
Narrator Emma Powell
Series Country Escapes
Duration 10 hours and 58 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405541312
Format Audiobook
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Genre Contemporary romance, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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