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Becoming Mrs Mulberry

Jackie French

Start date: April 1, 2023

Finish date: April 30, 2023

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Mar 06, 2023 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: net-galley, aussie-authors, 3500-2023, read-on-kindle, arc, historical-fiction, own-read, 2023-release

When medical student Agnes Glock was approached by her best friend Puddin' with a request she couldn't have foreseen, Agnes had no idea how much her life would change, how much it would be enriched. Puddin's brother Douglas Mulberry had returned from the war, shell-shocked, unable to speak, with the threat of being institutionalised hanging over his head. When Pudding' took Agnes to see Douglas, the women were shocked at the state he'd been left in. In time, Agnes and Douglas were married and he ...more

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Mar 02, 2023 Helen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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WOW, WOW, and WOW what a brilliant story this one is, I could barely put it down I was engrossed in story, the characters and the events that bring medical student Agnes Glock to the wealthy life as Mrs Mulberry, this is a must read book truly do not miss it.

Agnes has always wanted to be a doctor and with the support of her parents is studying in Edinburgh she is engaged to Huw Nightingale who is also studying to be a doctor, they both intend to go back home to Australia to work together, but li WOW, WOW, and WOW what a brilliant story this one is, I could barely put it down I was engrossed in story, the characters and the events that bring medical student Agnes Glock to the wealthy life as Mrs Mulberry, this is a must read book truly do not miss it.

Agnes has always wanted to be a doctor and with the support of her parents is studying in Edinburgh she is engaged to Huw Nightingale who is also studying to be a doctor, they both intend to go back home to Australia to work together, but life changes when WW1 arrives, Huw is missing inaction and Agnes is volunteering as a nurse, where she meets Hortense, Puddin Mulberry and they become instant best friends.

When the war ends. Puddin asks Agnes to help save the family by marrying her shell shocked brother Douglas, after meeting Douglas in such terrible circumstances Agnes agrees, this of course causes a huge scandal that they may never live down. Douglas and Agnes sail back home to Australia and the Mulberry estate at Wombat Hills in the Blue Mountains with Douglas still shell shocked and not talking this means Agnes is doing most of the looking after of the estate and with the help of a doctor Agnes builds cottages for men and woman injured in the war and also hires many of them to work in the home, this is frowned upon by the neighbouring town and they keep to themselves but there are many rumours.

Agnes chances upon a circus and discovers a child being used in a sideshow dressed as a dingo and called the dingo child brought up by dingoes but Agnes can tell that she is very ill and insists on taking the child home but first to a doctors to get a diagnosis and here she discovers that her lost fiancé Huw is practicing. The dingo girl also seems to bring her husband back from his shell shocked world, but will they get answers about the girl?

Agnes has made a huge change to her life, she is caring and loving and so very strong the help and empathy she shows the people around her is amazing I love Agnes so much but again life is going to change for Agnes where will her life lead now with her husband Douglas so much better, her ex-fiancé back on the scene and a little girl that needs lots of care and love. This is a heart-warming, compelling and captivating story filled with emotion and so much information on mental health and did the little girl really get bought up by dingoes? You must read this story, I do highly recommend it.

My thanks to Harlequin AU for my copy to read and review.
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Sep 01, 2024 Kalliste rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: australian, historical-fiction, fiction

3.5☆

The start of this book was great! I loved learning about how Agnes became Mrs Mulberry and the work she was doing with their refuge.

Unfortunately, about 2/3 the way through it felt like all the loose ends were being thrown in one after the other. This made the book way less enjoyable for me and I ended up finishing it just to see how it all ended.

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