COMPROMISE

by Anna Rashbrook

Sometimes, things just can’t get any worse, but for hardworking Mollie, they do!
Not only does she have to leave her job at the stables, but she also has to find a new home for herself and the dogs. Then a chance encounter with old friend Chris at the Hazeley show brings a solution; compromise living. Mollie gets a new start on his farm and Chris gets freedom from being harassed by the riding club ladies.
But will this just make things worse? As tangled emotions and hurt begin to surface, Mollie has to make sense of her past and Chris has to come to terms with his deeply hidden sexuality.
None of this is helped by the cows and Keith, a slightly dippy stallion, whose combined antics and dramas cause confusion and heartbreak.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2019

About the author

Short version;  Christian, Writer, dog owner, English teacher, walker, horse lover, Brit who was Austria but is now in Wales!

Reviews

[Christine Meunier · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Pat Stanford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read

While not at all what I was expecting, it was an engaging read. I had to take several lunges to get into it - the local slang being so different - but after settling into the tone, became an interesting read.

[Joy Goddard · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Anna Rashbrook’s Compromise, Molly’s life falls apart. At the horse stables where she works, her coworkers gossip about her and laugh behind her back while her boss, Liz, makes unreasonable demands. After Liz is in an accident, she micromanages the business from her hospital bed, making Molly’s job even more unbearable. Molly’s home life isn’t much better. She has a nasty tenant, James, who sets in motion all kinds of trouble, and parents who flit in and out of her life—mostly out—thank goodness! When Chris, a young farmer with an entirely different set of problems, offers Molly a home and a job, she takes him up on it, although the new reality is but a compromise.
The friendship between Chris and Molly is endearing, with each giving the other support and understanding, as are the bonds between humans and animals in the story.
Molly has flaws, which make her believable, and I fought for her as she builds her life again. A light, enjoyable read!

[K.J. Cartmell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compromise is a story about rural life in England. The main character, Mollie, cares for horses and cows. After a series of setbacks, she pairs up with a male roommate for a platonic relationship, what they call a Compromise. Mollie's roommate Chris has a secret that Mollie helps him resolve. The story is full of realistic details about caring for livestock. Along with the realism is a strong religious/spiritual undercurrent. The novel is in the tradition of James Herriot's books. I enjoyed this book very much.

[CHRISTINE HARDING · Rating 5 out of 5]

i didn't care for the British word too hard to understand. The book was good.