{"id":245085,"date":"2025-05-17T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/sunshine-after-the-rain-by-jessica-redland-review\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:21:37","slug":"sunshine-after-the-rain-by-jessica-redland-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=245085","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine After the Rain by Jessica Redland #Review"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jessica Redland’s <\/b>series, The Escape to the Lakes,<\/i> continues with Sunshine After the Rain<\/i>. It was published by Boldwood Books<\/b> on 15th May.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Escape to the Lakes with million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland
\nfor a BRAND NEW uplifting story of family, friendship and love. Melanie
\n knows she\u2019s been running away… But maybe there really is no place
\nlike home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For the last seven years Mel has been
\nhiding; from life, from her friends and from those who love her the most
\n – her family. But being at home in her beloved Lake District has been
\nfar too painful for Mel to contemplate. Because seven years ago, Mel
\nlost everything and she\u2019s never been able to banish the dark clouds that
\n follow her.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Mel returns to Willowdale for a
\nfamily event, she has no intention of staying. But surrounded by her
\nfamily she begins to realise just how much she’s been missing and also,
\nhow much healing she still needs to do.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Starting a
\ndream job at Willowdale Hall, going on walks with Emma and her funny
\nalpacas and reconnecting with those she loves, Mel slowly begins to see
\nchinks of light and a more hopeful and happier future ahead.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n as Mel begins to feel stronger, she also feels brave enough to face the
\n most painful part of leaving home\u2026the one man she has always loved.
\nWith his help, can she finally banish the dark clouds forever and see
\nthe sunshine after the rain?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>This fourth in the Escape to the Lakes series re-acquaints you with life in Willowdale and you get to find out how life is evolving for the characters we have come to known. Mel is introduced into the mix and it is soon clear that she is still trying to live with her grief at a family tragedy which decimated her life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> Family, as ever, is central to the story and as Mel moves back to Willowdale, it is clear that family dynamics are complicated. In addition, there are some concealed secrets which come to the surface and change perceptions. She makes some new friendships and finds herself , professionally, in her dream job. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The environment has a healing effect.\u00a0 Beneath the surface of some hurt feelings, you glimpse a growing romance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Visits to Willowdale always give you a glimpse of a beautiful part of the world and offer a warm and uplifting read.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In short: <\/i>second chances and new starts
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After the Rain<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jessica Redland<\/b> is the million-copy bestselling author of
\nnovels, including the Hedgehog Hollowand Escape to the Lakes<\/i> series. Inspired
\nby her hometown of Scarborough and the Lake District, she writes uplifting
\nwomen\u2019s fiction of love, friendship and community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThanks to Jessica Redland, Boldwood Books and Rachel of\u00a0 Rachel’s Random Resources<\/a> for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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