The Village Vicar follows the story of Rosa Quinn who decides
on a career change swapping her high flying London, City life and instead dons a
dog collar and leads the flock in the Yorkshire village of Westenbury as their
new vicar. This is no new parish for Rosa as previously her grandfather was the
parish priest there and she was born and raised there alongside her triplet
sisters Eva and Hannah..
We hear the back stories of the three sisters as they unfold
and it’s amazing how three women who are connected in a very unusual, albeit,
complicated way, live different lives.
When I first picked up this book, I suppose I was expecting
something completely different judging by the title and the book cover (that
old adage of “never judge a book….”) I think I was expecting a cosy story of a
parish in Yorkshire, a bit like the Miss Read books, however this book was
punchy and captivating and I adored every word that was written.
There are sad parts of the story, parts where you are
screaming for a character not to be taken in and other parts which will warm
your heart – for me this book had it all. There are also some characters in
there who you won’t warm to (for me, this was Alice) but I don’t think we were
meant to like her selfish life choices.
This was the first book I’ve read by this author; however I’ve
seen on Amazon that she has written plenty more books which is great especially
when you discover an author you love because you just want to devour everything
they have written! I now have A Village Affair on my Kindle, the kettle boiling
in the kitchen for a cup of coffee and peace and quiet in the house so I can dive
straight in to that! I think Julie Houston is going to fast become one of my
favourite authors.
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