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A COTSWOLD FAMILY LIFE

A Cotswold Family LifeA humorous, warm memoir of family life in the countryside from bestselling author, Clare Mackintosh.

Insightful, funny, absorbing Prue Leith

Original yet totally recognisable Katie Fforde

Sheer bliss! Jill Mansell

Heartfelt and poignant Sunday Express

For 8 years, Clare Mackintosh wrote for Cotswold Life about the ups and downs of life with a young family in the countryside. In this memoir she brings together all of those stories – and more – for the first time. From keeping chickens to getting the WI drunk, longing for an Aga to dealing with nits, Clare opens the door to family life with warmth and humour and heart.

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