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Wish You Were Here (Escape To The Country Book 1) Kindle Edition
Joanne Tracey (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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Max Henderson loves her life in the idyllic English village of Brookford. Her family is nearby, and her job allows her to indulge her passion for growing, cooking and writing about food.
When Max’s husband, James, tells her he’s been transferred to New York, Max is thrilled for him ‒ it’s the role he’s always aspired to. But as excited as she is for James, she’s torn between the thought of leaving her home, the people she cares about and her own ambitions, and the possibility of a new start for her and James. To complicate matters, the New York move is just the first in a series of blows that leave Max reeling.
If Max follows her heart, will she have to leave her dreams behind? Or can they guide her home to the man she loves?
From village life in The Cotswolds to the lakes and mountains of Queenstown in New Zealand, Wish You Were Here is foodie fiction full of heart.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date25 October 2016
- File size1292 KB
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- ASIN : B01MG5IC14
- Language : English
- File size : 1292 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 305 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 55,272 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 2,985 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
- 3,807 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 10,263 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author

~Author, baker, sunrise chaser~
Joanne Tracey is an Australian author of contemporary women’s fiction and cozy culinary mysteries inspired by her travels, a love of baking and happy endings.
Based on the Sunshine Coast in South-East Queensland, Jo is an unapologetic daydreamer, eternal optimist, and confirmed morning person.
When she isn’t writing, Jo loves baking, reading, long walks along the beach, posting way too many photos of sunrises on Instagram and dreaming of the next destination and the next story.
Jo’s life goals (apart from being a world-famous author) are to be an extra on Midsomer Murders and to cook her way through Nigella’s books.
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Jo's books are loosely linked - through minor characters becoming the focus in each new outing. I love the continuity it offers and forethought it shows; giving readers the opportunity to piece together the timeframes and relationships.
Jo's characters are always her strong point and this was no different. Maxine (Max / Maxi) was a delight and readers are there for her 'awakening' if you like. I loved that Jo puts us firmly in Max's head as she ponders her relationships with James and best male friend, Richie. She's prone to a bit of over-analysis... so I could very much relate.
I found James to be a bit of a cliché - something I recall about an ex-boyfriend from one of Jo's previous novels. I'm not sure if it's a romance / chick lit novel thing - the stereotypical / extreme characters (like Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones' Diary). You can kinda see what's coming and it's obvious they're a bit of a prick and things aren't gonna end well...
Again Jo's surrounded her leads with a great cast of characters and these were probably the strongest yet - perhaps because we're offered such an array via Max and Richie's families and friends.
Surprisingly one of my favourite elements of this novel was the inclusion of Max's blog posts on a 'foodie' blog. Max's (and Jo's) voice came through with strong familiarity and her / their passion for cooking and fresh produce were evident through the use of the first person posts.
Again I cried. It wasn't until it happened I was reminded that I had done so in both of Jo's other books and she's great at building that emotion to that point of 'conflict' and exploring that vulnerability we so often avoid.
And finally, Jo again shares her love of travel throughout this book. On her blog she'd talked about the fact she was using a UK holiday last year to inspire this novel as well as her love for New Zealand.
Despite my usual antipathy towards romance and chick lit, I very much enjoyed this book. I initially thought t it was going to be a tad predictable as we can guess where it's heading, but that's when the real-life stuff kicks in and things get complicated.
Read the full review on my site: [...]
Thank you Jo!
(And thank you Pieta!!)
Top reviews from other countries

These characters were in Happy Ever After (book 2) as supporting plot lines. I read that book first, so was a bit confused sometimes! But both books are good and each book does stand alone.

