This book is my introduction to Lily Morton and I can’t wait to read more. This review is specifically for the audiobook version, narrated by Joel Leslie.
I think this low angst, friends to lovers tale set in the Cotswolds is just delightful. Frankie and Con have been friends ever since they first met, when Frankie’s then-boyfriend David introduced Frankie to his best friend Con. It turns out that that moment is when Con started to fall in love with his best friend’s boyfriend turned husband. Of course, Frankie loves his husband both during their marriage and also after David dies. This story takes place 3 years after David’s death as Frankie begins to emerge from mourning and from dealing with the dismal financial state the company he shares with Con is in. Con was Frankie’s rock during these years, but suddenly, Frankie begins to realize that he loves Con….but neither of these idiots thinks to communicate clearly with the other regarding their feelings. As seems to be typical of the books I’ve read set in The Cotswolds, there are plenty of picturesque cottages, nosy neighbors, and quirky side characters/bysubodies (including a parrot who provides a lot of comic relief). However, eventually things fall into place and the MCs get their HEA, plus a lovely epilogue that made me so happy.
Joel Leslie’s narration brought all the characters wonderfully to life and I very much enjoying his telling of this story! It added another layer of delight. I am so looking forward to more books by this author, especially when narrated by Joel Leslie.