The Little Orchard on the Lane: An absolutely perfect and uplifting romantic comedy by Tilly Tennant

Author:Tilly Tennant
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800193437
Publisher: Bookouture

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Later that afternoon it was raining heavily, and though she would have walked in it to get supplies regardless, it seemed the perfect time to take the newly insured and currently not in use van instead. Asa was needed by Giles, however, something about amending advertising copy, and so Posy decided to forfeit the longer drive out to a bigger town for more shopping and pop into Astercombe instead. The convenience store had a little car park and would do for now, and she might just call into the nearby (everything was nearby in tiny Astercombe) farm shop to see what treats they had. If something looked nice enough she’d take it and cook for everyone that evening.

Sandra and Giles insisted that Posy and Asa join them at the big house for supper almost every evening where they would cook, and Posy figured it was about time she took her turn, even if Asa kept telling her not to worry because they both loved cooking and always wanted to do it anyway.

The van was surprisingly light and easy to drive. Posy had expected some cumbersome, tank-like experience, but it wasn’t all that different to the estate car her mum had back at home. Once she got used to it, she could see herself zipping up and down with deliveries and shopping in no time. In fact, she was glad she hadn’t waited and given her anxieties time to get the better of her, otherwise it might have been ages before she’d plucked up the courage to take the van out.

With access to this and to Asa’s car, she quickly began to realise, she also had the freedom to see a lot more of the surrounding area if people at Oleander House were too busy to drive out with her, and she really did want to see a lot more of it, from mystical Glastonbury Tor to the majesty of Cheddar Gorge. She wanted to go to the coast, to villages and towns like the quaintly named Street, Axminster, Wells… so many places she’d heard of and read about and she wanted to see them all.

There was years for all that, Asa had told her when she’d mentioned it to him, plenty of visits to Oleander House in the future when she could do all that – but if she had the means to travel then why wait?

No sooner had these thoughts entered and left her mind than she saw the roof of Sunnyfields Guest House behind a row of trees. She considered popping in to say hello but quickly decided that perhaps visiting unannounced wasn’t the best idea. Besides, they’d probably seen enough of her this week anyway.

A moment later the sign informing her Astercombe was now less than two miles away appeared and made up Posy’s mind for her on that score.

And no sooner had she seen that sign than she heard a loud pop, and then the van suddenly swerved on the road, forcing her to slam the brakes on.

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