'Terrific!' -- Lucia van der Post, contributor, FT How to Spend It

'As intelligent as it is entertaining.' -- The Telegraph

'Anna is one of those lucky swine who has dared to live the dream and write about it.' -- Daily Mail

'A beautifully written and highly entertaining account of the upside of downshifting.' -- Daily Mirror

'If you thought that glitz and glamour don't mix with rural country living you must read this book.' -- Bella Magazine

'This is Anna's comic and observational style at its very best.' -- St Christopher's Inns Magazine

'Endearing, funny and poignant. What more could one wish for?' -- Real Travel Magazine

'Anna Nicholas has a tremendous gift for descriptive writing.'