The perfect escapist read, for all fans of Cathy Bramley and Jenny Colgan. A Year at the Star and Sixpence is Holly Hepburn's four Star and Sixpence novellas collected together as a novel for the first time.
When sisters Nessie and Sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afresh. But when they arrive at the Star and Sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job to get it up and running again. But they are determined to make the best of this new life and they set about making the pub the heart of the village once again. Their first year at the Star and Sixpence won't be easy, though nothing worth doing ever is.
But when the sisters' past comes back to haunt them, they start to think that the fresh start they needed is very far away indeed…

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I found this book quite a lovely book to read as two sisters venture into the world of hospitality. All seemed to be ok in the beginning and, then things took a sinster turn when the sisters found the debt that they were in with the pub that they take on. I found the book quite inspiring and, quite encouraging that two sisters, despite the odds, stuck together and battled everything head on and, didn't let anything beat them, which was quite heartwarming to see. At times, this book brought me to tears and, at other times, it brought me some happiness and comfort.
I have left this book inside the Hub Project if you wish to read this book.