The Bellbird River Country Choir
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4.1 • 105 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love and community, from the Top Ten bestselling author of The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle and Thursdays at Orange Blossom House.
Bellbird River, 1998: Teacher and single mum Alex is newly arrived in the small NSW country town of Bellbird River after escaping the city in search of a change of pace and the chance to reconnect with her young daughter. Across town, well-known matriarch Victoria and her globe-trotting, opera-singing cousin Gabrielle find themselves at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives, while local baker Janine and newcomer to the district Debbie are each secretly dealing with the consequences of painful pasts. With its dusty streets, lone pub and iron-lace verandahs, Bellbird River could just be a pit stop on the road to somewhere else. But their town holds some secrets and surprises - and it has a heart: the Bellbird River Country Choir.
Amid the melodies and camaraderie of the choir, each of the women will find the courage to leave the past behind. And together, they'll discover that friends are much closer to home than they'd ever realised.
'This is a warm treat of a novel, filled with great music and small-town charm' The Australian
'Full of great characters and topical themes, this is a very engaging and inspiring novel' Canberra Weekly
'Charming and nostalgic ... Fans of Tricia Stringer and Joanna Nell will devour The Bellbird River Country Choir. It's a warm treat' Better Reading
'An easy read packed with song, friendship, country warmth [and] surprises' Courier Mail
** Includes BONUS extract from Sophie Green's bestselling novel Thursdays at Orange Blossom House**
Praise for Sophie Green:
'Atmospheric and incredibly descriptive, reading a Sophie Green book is the greatest escape' Who Magazine
'A tender, heartwarming read' New Idea
'Reading this book was like snuggling beneath a warm beach towel after a bracing dip in the ocean' JOANNA NELL
'Heartwarming, fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz' The Australian Women's Weekly
Customer Reviews
Happily ever after
It is a nice, easy read with interesting characters and story line
Warm feel good read
Lovely ramble into small town Australia. Fairly well captures the essence of these places. Enjoyable realistic characters, and best of all, happy endings.
An enjoyable enough read
Having read all of the other books by this author I was super excited to purchase this.
It was enjoyable enough, but not my favourite. There were a considerable amount of characters to keep up with.
I feel that it lacked the depth of story and spent to much time filling us in with the background of the choir members.
When I reached the end I didn’t even know it had finished.