Amanda Addison has a book due out this summer that sounds like a really charming and enjoyable read! Laura’s Handmade Life is due out on 23rd June, and I think the cover is very kitsch, and certainly suits the title of the book well! I’m definitely looking forward to reading this one. Here’s the synopsis:

“Laura Lovegrove didn’t really want to leave her busy life in Ealing - all her friends lived there, it was easy to keep her two little girls entertained, and she had lots of quiet space to work on her fabric designs. But when architect husband Adi is relocated to rural Norfolk, Laura puts on a brave face and ups sticks to the sticks. She knew village life would be different, but she wasn’t quite prepared for a pokey cottage, nosey neighbours, errant poodles, and even a significant ex turning up. Worst of all, a house fire at Laura’s cottage destroys most of her beloved vintage clothing collection. Left with just scraps of fabric, Laura is determined to breathe new life into them. At the village’s sewing group she learns how to back stitch, cross stitch and a whole lot more - her new love for sewing could be her fortune! She turns her scraps into purses, bags, ties, even dog leads (which should solve the poodle problem), and soon is inundated with orders. But Adi is growing increasingly distant, just as ex Chris starts to show a whole lot of interest in Laura and her designs …”

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