Intrigue in the Village - Rebecca Shaw

Although brought up in the country, I have spent most of my adult life in one city or another, often overseas. As such, a reminder of my childhood and country life are always deeply welcome. I have long been a fan of books by Miss Read about the Cotswold villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre, and when I noticed this series by Rebecca Shaw, a much more up to date description of village life, I was sure I would enjoy. The book is one of a series about the inhabitants of a village called Turnham Malpas and is particularly centred around the doings of the rector and his wife, as well as other ... more

Rebecca Shaw's books have a slightly nostalgic feel to them, despite being set in modern times (well, from the 1990s onwards). Intrigue in the Village is the 10th book in the Turnham Malpas series and probably the best I've read, but it is still very average. Having said that, I do enjoy reading them from time to time - if only from sentimentality. The Turnham Malpas novels are set in a picturesque countryside village that is probably like most townspeople imagine such villages to be - a caring Rector married to a doctor, a General Store owner who is involved in pretty much everything that ... more