Daily Archives: July 16, 2015

“A Cottage in the Country” is a lovely story about Maddie, a more mature woman, finding a way to start over again after having her life torn apart when she discovers the man she has been married to for most of her life has found a replacement for her. There’s more to the story and that is part of the story, but suffice to say that Maddie has received quite a blow and has been reeling for a time when this story begins.

It is also the story of Lewis, the local handyman, who has had his dreams dashed when Maddie moves to town but still finds a way to, rather grudgingly, give her a hand in settling down.

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