Today's Thursday Three features books that are all about city girls leaving the big smoke behind and heading for the simple life in the country.
First up is 'Stately Pursuits' by Katie Fforde. When Hetty Longden finds her long-term boyfriend in bed with another woman she decides to run for the hills. Well actually to her great uncle's crumbling stately home. She soon finds herself caught in the middle of village life, and a plan to save the property from her ruthless cousin's plans to develop it.
Carry on across the cut to see what else made it into today's three.
Second choice is Daisy Waugh's 'Ten Steps To Happiness'. When Jo marries Charlie, a country lad through and through, she thinks the move to the country will be just the thing. She plans to convert his family home into a retreat for stars who've received a little more tabloid exposure than they wanted. Shame they bring the stresses of the city with them!
And finally, the third book is 'How Was It For You?' by Carmen Reid. Pamela and David leave their city lifestyle to take over an organic farm in the middle of nowhere hoping to also leave behind all of their troubles. However, as soon as they reach this nirvana they discover that whilst they may have left their city based problems behind, the country has its own problems to throw up at them.
So there you have it - three of the finest examples of chicklit where city girls leave it all behind. Check back next week when we turn the tables and see how the country girls fair in their pursuits of the gold-paved streets of the city!
