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Hay Bales and Hollyhocks

The heart-warming rural saga

Sheila Newberry author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd

Publishing:23rd Apr '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 23rd April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Hay Bales and Hollyhocks cover

A heart-warming novel from 'the queen of family saga'

a perfect example of her talent' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool

'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family

Previously published as Our Cousin Rosanna.

The Cambridge Fens, 1938.

Little Rosanna is part of a close-knit Fenland family and the youngest of three cousins. In a time of childhood abandon and adventures on the water, life couldn't be more perfect. But things are not always as they seem. When Rosanna's new baby brother is born, tragedy strikes the family. And, with the outbreak of World War Two just around the corner, and a move to the Norfolk countryside, Rosanna's life is changed forever. And, as she and the family grow together, she realises that to find happiness, we sometimes have to break away from the things we know.

'A story that keeps you turning the page' Rosie Goodwin

'Gloriously nostalgic . . . a perfect example of her talent' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool

'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family

Previously published as Our Cousin Rosanna.

ISBN: 9781806171675

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

384 pages