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Contents ( 62)
  2. Prologue
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Epilogue
  57. Acknowledgements
  58. Welcome to the world of Rosie Goodwin!
  59. Rhubarb Crumble
  60. Love Rosie Goodwin?
  61. The Days of the Week collection
  62. Tales from Memory Lane

As always, some of the summer was spent in our holiday home at the coast with our dogs. We are up to six now and hubby is putting his foot down and saying: no more! Ha ha. As usual, the time we spent there was nowhere near as much as we would have liked because of work commitments, but then I do try not to write while I’m there, so we have to fit in the visits around events and writing deadlines, etc. Not that I’m complaining – the events are a chance for me to get to meet you all, which is the best bit! Hopefully there will be some more events planned for next year and I’ll get to meet a few more of you.

I’m happy to report that the final Days of the Week book, Time to Say Goodbye, is now finished too and with my editor and I was thrilled when she got in touch to say that she loves it! Phew, it’s always a relief to hear that. I can tell you that, because the series started with Sunday in Mothering Sunday, I felt that the series should end with her and I hope you’ll all love it. I certainly loved writing it and have to admit I shed a tear when I wrote ‘the end’ on the series. Still, not to worry, I promise there will be more to come and I’m already working on it!

My publishers have already come up with some lovely ideas for competitions to mark the end of the Days of the Week collection in the spring so do join the Memory Lane community at for the chance to win some lovely prizes. Just head to Memory Lane Club on Facebook. On there you’ll get to learn all about what myself and all the other lovely Bonnier saga authors are up to.

And now I suppose I should get back to work, but not before I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. Thank you all so much for your continued support!

Much love

Rosie xxxx

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Rhubarb Crumble

Rhubarb crumble is one of the first things Holly cooks for Richard. It is delicious served with cream, ice cream or custard.

You will need:

For the fruit:

16oz rhubarb, chopped into 1–2in chunks

4oz caster sugar

½ tsp of vanilla extract

For the crumble:

6oz self-raising flour

3½oz unsalted butter

2½oz muscovado sugar

Method:

  1. Place the rhubarb, sugar and vanilla extract in a saucepan. Cover and simmer on a low heat for 15–20 minutes.

  2. When soft and bubbly, pour the rhubarb into a baking dish.

  3. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6.

  4. Mix the self-raising flour and muscovado sugar together in a mixing bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingers, until the mixture is soft and crumbly.

  5. Pour the crumble evenly over the rhubarb and bake for 30–40 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

  6. Enjoy!