Country Wives

By Rebecca Shaw

This is the second book in the Barleybridge series about life at Barleybridge Veterinary Hospital. I have to admit I love these books. They are so easy to read, and such fun. Very straightforward and very predictable, but I suppose that is part of the enjoyment.

A new locum, Dan, arrives at Barleybridge. He stirs up things a bit, much to everyone’s annoyance. The wives connected to the practice are determined that something has to be done. However, Dan and Kate soon become friends. He is there for her when her father passes away very unexpectedly and when her birth mother very suddenly enters her life and claims her. Kate is now torn between the love for her stepmother Mia and a need to know her own mother. Dan, with a secret of his own, again helps her through a traumatic period.

A book filled with warmth, humour and predictability.