Luckpenny Land

Luckpenny Land #1

by Freda Lightfoot

Can she overcome her family's doubts to achieve her dream?

Meg Turner has a hard life. She lives on a lonely farm in the Lake District and her only company is her bully of a father and her brother, who resents her. They want to keep her at home, but Meg is desperate for more.

She finds comfort in her best friend, Kath, and Lanky Lawson, who is more of a father figure to her than her own. Her true source of hope though, is Lanky's son, Jack, who she loves and hopes to marry one day. However as war looms on the horizon and the world is thrown into chaos, Meg realises that the only thing she can really count on is the land she loves. She throws herself into tending the farm, but when a stranger arrives in the dale, her world will change forever.

A vivid and enchanting saga of Lakeland life in the Second World War, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Anna Jacobs.

Genres: Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Born in Lancashire, I've been a teacher, bookseller and in a mad moment, a smallholder on the freezing fells of the Lake District where I tried my hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. I now spend the winter in Spain and summer in the UK. I have now published 48 books including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
For more information, visit my website www.fredalightfoot.co.uk.

Reviews

[Mary Payne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luckpenny Land

An enthralling book that kept me reading until the small hours. Meg is an amazing character and illustrates the strength of women farming and especially during the war.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy reading Freda's books. I loved this one and can't wait to read the second one in the series 😀

[denise copping · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant read. Looking forward to the follow up.

[Lorraine Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable book, onto the next in the series

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating snapshot of The Lake District just before the second world war, showing the lack of women's rights and the endemic poverty.
However, after that dreary sentence, I can also report that it was a very interesting story, which kept my nose in the book until the end, and prompted me to buy the sequel.

[Patricia V. Weaver · Rating 3 out of 5]

No ending

This story ended abruptly leaving the reader with loose ends. The outcome of so many of the characters were left to the imagination of the reader.

[Izabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book ,I can't wait to read another book

[Desi Vial · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book that made me recall my trip to the Lake District.