'I adored it' JULIE HAWORTH
'Witty, well-observed and utterly charming' SOPHIE COUSENS
'Funny, tender and insightful' ERICKA WALLER
Two sisters, one absent father and a grand inheritance . . .
Maggie and Liz may be sisters (and yes, named after a pair of much more famous siblings), but that's about all they have in common. Maggie is a free spirit - travelling the world, flitting through life and relationships without ever really having to connect. Liz, meanwhile, is the lynchpin of Little Martin village society and determined to be the perfect wife, mother and homemaker - even if she does live in a new build.
When Liz and Maggie's beloved grandmother, Queen Vic, dies in a characteristically dramatic fashion, they are left to deal with the aftermath - inheriting the family Manor, as well as full responsibility for their profligate father, a notorious womaniser who causes trouble wherever he goes.
Maggie and Liz have been living separate lives for years - but now might finally be the time to put their differences behind them. Kate MacDougall is the author of London's No. 1 Dog-Walking Agency. She writes freelance for Country Life, the Telegraph, Homes and Antiques, Horse and Hound and Period Living among others. She lives in Oxfordshire with three children, three dogs and one very patient husband. Good Things is her debut novel. The hilarious and heartwarming debut novel by the author of London's No. 1 Dog-Walking Agency. A delightfully British novel about village life, keeping calm and carrying on, wayward dogs, womanising pensioners and the mortification of owning a new build - even if it is called an executive family dwelling. Kate writes with a sharp wit and a tender eye, her characters will walk off the page and straight into your heart. It is everything I wanted. Loved the manor, the corgis. All of it, all of it I say! A gorgeous setting and a cast of wonderful characters - I adored it! A funny, touching tale of family, country life and second chances. Kate's writing is infused with wry wit and buckets of warmth. A joyous read Fresh, funny and heartwarming
