Luckpenny Land

Luckpenny Land #1

by Freda Lightfoot

Life is hard for Meg Turner. She lives on a lonely farm in the bleak but beautiful mountains of the Lake District with a bully of a father and a brother who resents her. They want to keep her stuck at home, but Meg knows there's more to life than the kitchen sink and she's determined to find it. Meg wants to be a sheep farmer - unusual for a woman - and life in this man's world proves tougher at times than she expected. For love and comfort, she turns to her best friend, Kath, and to Lanky Lawson, who's more of a father figure to her than her own will ever be. But it's Lanky Lawson's son, Jack, with his dark good looks she loves and hopes to marry one day. But loyalties are threatened as World War II approaches, and Meg gradually realises that the only thing she can really count on is her passion for the haunting land she loves so much ...

Genres: Fiction

480 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.