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The small town of Gunnindi in NSW's bush had always been home for Alice Croydon. Her loving family always surrounded her, and that included her eighty year old Gran and Grandad. But when her Gran decided to change the direction of her life, it gave Alice pause for thought. Alice's life was happy in that she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart, Finn, but the niggle of the urge to design was always there and her dreams of fulfilling her desire seemed to be pushed aside. When she was approach
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There is nothing like a trip to the country with Karly Lane and new characters to meet, this time we are in the small town at Gunnindi and meeting Alice Croydon and her family and what a fabulous trip it was, one that is not to be missed.
Alice is living the life engaged to her high school sweetheart, Finn she comes from a big loving family she is happily working in the clothing boutique in town and designing her wedding dress and dresses for family but when her dear Gran makes a big announcement ...more
Alice is living the life engaged to her high school sweetheart, Finn she comes from a big loving family she is happily working in the clothing boutique in town and designing her wedding dress and dresses for family but when her dear Gran makes a big announcement ...more
In Karly Lane’s latest rural romance novel, Alice Croydon is forced to choose between the love of her life and her life-long ambition in Time After Time.
When Alice is offered the opportunity to apprentice at a world renowned fashion label in London, her highschool sweetheart Finn issues her an ultimatum. Alice is torn, she loves Finn and her life in her small country hometown of Gunnindi, but, with the encouragement of her beloved Gran, chooses to go, planning to stay just a year, hoping that Fi ...more
When Alice is offered the opportunity to apprentice at a world renowned fashion label in London, her highschool sweetheart Finn issues her an ultimatum. Alice is torn, she loves Finn and her life in her small country hometown of Gunnindi, but, with the encouragement of her beloved Gran, chooses to go, planning to stay just a year, hoping that Fi ...more
A pleasant tale of second chances, set in rural Australia & London. I felt a bit short-changed by the rapid transition between parts 2 & 3, as someone else has also noted. Also, I would have liked more about the renovation & re-development of the old mill, & all the related businesses - the sparking of new life in Gunnindi would have been worth pursuing in more depth. The characterisations, in general, were a bit superficial, & I never did feel the connection between Alice & Finn - Frankie was t
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Alice Croydon had the perfect life in her small country town: she had a loving family and was about to marry her high school sweetheart Finn. But she couldn’t help feeling the occasional niggle about a career in fashion design, her passion. When the unexpected happened and she had to move to London, she had to give up one dream for another.
My heart breaks that I didn’t love this story more. It wasn’t due to the writing, which I loved, but more because I didn’t agree with the life decisions Alice ...more
My heart breaks that I didn’t love this story more. It wasn’t due to the writing, which I loved, but more because I didn’t agree with the life decisions Alice ...more
Sep 04, 2023
Rosie
marked it as to-read
