I have loved every single second I spent reading this book and it left me with a smile on my face. Recommended not only for animal lovers but to all who are in need of cheering up

Cathy Woodman writes the kind of books that you just cannot stop reading and Vets on Call is another warm-hearted, charming, compelling and highly enjoyable tale of romance, family and friends that sparkles with humour, pathos and emotion. Peopled with characters you just cannot help but care about and set in a beautifully idyllic village that you’d love to call home, Vets on Call exquisitely balances light-hearted fun with intense and compelling drama that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

A fun, feel-good read.

Heartwarming and positive . . . will leave you with a lovely cosy glow

It's impossible not to fall in love with Cathy Bramley's feel-good stories

An original, brilliant, evocative novel

A heartbreaking story of how love can flourish in the darkest of times

Part social commentary, part mystery and part dangerous liaison, this poignant story casts an unflinching gaze at the historic treatment of mental health disorders.

Such a magnificent setting definitely demands a story that delivers, all guns blazing. It does, and then some . . . Fiction at it’s finest.

Beautiful

An exquisite love story

A terrifying, moving and uplifting story

A poignant against-the-odds love story

Tender . . . Hope is the emotion that unspools the delicate connections between these brilliantly drawn characters

The Ballroom is a beautifully wrought novel, a tender, heartbreaking and insightful exploration of the longings that survive in the most inhospitable environments.

Magnificent…a luminary of historical fiction…writing history from the margins, the personal stories behind the era, she delivers profound, poignant stories that stir the emotions.

All the intensity and lyricism of Hope’s debut, Wake

The Ballroom confirms her as a novelist of immense power...Exquisitely good. Sensitive, engrossing and highly recommended

The Ballroom is a beautiful, gripping, heart-wrenching, thought-provoking book. I was so enthralled, I read it in an evening, unwilling to put it down.

An atmospheric and thought provoking love story

An absorbing read from beginning to end . . . I'm already excited to see what Anna Hope does next.

This novel is at once romantic, thought-provoking and extremely poignant, with a rich narrative and an ending that moved me to tears

Gripping final chapters ramp up the suspense towards a hearth-wrenching conclusion ...explores the tensions and trials of the human condition with grace and insight.

Absolutely fantastic . . . I'm in real awe of her writing.