A Place to Remember by Jenn J. McLeod
Published: 1st March 2018
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Pages: 452
Available on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
A multi-generational contemporary romantic saga
set in a cattle ranch in Central Queensland, Australia.
A man loses five years of his life. Two women
are desperate for him to remember.
Running away for the second time in her life,
twenty-seven-year old Ava believes the cook's job at a country B&B is
perfect, until she meets the owner's son, John Tate.
The young fifth-generation grazier is a
beguiling blend of both man, boy and a terrible flirt. With their connection
immediate and intense, they begin a clandestine affair right under the noses of
John's formidable parents.
Thirty years later, Ava returns to Candlebark
Creek with her daughter, Nina, who is determined to meet her mother's lost love
for herself. While struggling to find her own place in the world, Nina
discovers an urban myth about a love-struck man, a forgotten engagement ring,
and a dinner reservation back in the eighties. Now she must decide if revealing
the truth will hurt more than it heals...
Review
When Ava Marchette takes a job as cook at the Ivy-May Cattle
Ranch in after running away for the second time in her life things don’t work
out quite as Ava imagined. Self- reliant Ava has been by herself for the last
ten years, so the last thing Ava expected was to fall in love with John Tate
the owner’s son. Being seven years younger than Ava and destined to marry local
girl Katie O’Brien, Ava and John relationship is frowned upon from the start.
When tragedy strikes, Ava makes the heart-breaking decision to leave and start
a new life. Now thirty years on and fate has brought Ava back to Ivy-May, along
with daughter Nina who longs to learn the mysteries of the man her mother has loved
for over three decades.
Set in the countryside of Queensland and spanning over
thirty years this is a beautiful novel of two generations of families battling
to find their place in the world. McLeod has created some realistic and likable
characters, even controlling Marjorie might get a little sympathy when you know
the full story.
Ava and John’s romance will lead you to believe there is that
one special someone for all of us and to never give up hope of finding them.
Nina will make you smile with her joy of life and her willingness to try
anything once, her determination to solve the mystery of the pearl ring in the painting
have you intrigued.
A Place to Remember is a beautifully written novel combining
vivid descriptions weaving together a story of love, loss and keeping secrets
which will have you totally engrossed. It might be a longer read but this book
is definitely worth taking the time to read and I would recommend it to anyone.
Thank you so much to Head of Zeus for sending me a copy to review
and inviting me to be part of the blog tour, I’m looking forward to reading
more from this author.
About the Author
After leaving the corporate working world, Jenn
J. McLeod decided to travel Australia in a fifth-wheeler caravan and fulfil her
lifelong ambition to write. She has since published four novels.
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Joanne, what a lovely way to meet you. Thank you so much for the kind words. *waving* from sunny Queensland. :)
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