The Shop On Coppins Bridge

by Elizabeth Daish

256 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Daish also writes under pen names Lisa_Cooper and Elspeth_O_Brien , Elizabeth spent some of her childhood on the Isle of Wight.

Reviews

[PearlDoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was like a pot of overboiled Cabbage.Wholesome, a bit mushy, and stubbornly british. Jane’s quiet heroism is admirable, but after 200 pages of potatoes, pigeons, and passive-aggressive neighbors, I needed a cup of strong tea and a nap. The gossip is spicy, but the plot simmers rather than boils. It’s historical fiction that feels more history than fiction. Charming in its way, but I wouldn’t queue for a second helping.

[Gail Marchant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Isle of Wight Queen Victoria is an old dying woman as she goes to Osborne
The story is of Jane, her husband Walter & their 7 children
They have a fish & veg shop
Then the Boer War Walter enlists in his old regiment & goes to war leaving his family
Jane copes well & everything runs smoothly
The children have to do their share of the work & look after the animals
They are all tired but getting by
The businesses are doing ok
The men Walter deals with are dealing with Jane, even though the gossips are enjoying telling lies about her
This is a hard time men are the boss in the house, the children have to do what they are told
Great story of the people Jane & Walter know & their lives

I read this in paperback