A Warm Welcome Awaits

New Beginnings At The Buckley Hotel by Marianne Crichton is a very charming contemporary tale about love, friendship and family.

We meet the main staff members – calling themselves the M & M’s – as they help to organise the newly renovated Buckley Hotel which is set in London. They all come from varying backgrounds but band together to form the hotel family. Family does not have to be blood related. Family is those who love and care for us.

All the leading characters have huge hearts. They are generous with their time and with their gifts as they all look out for each other.

As well as the human characters there are a couple of canines. Both are delightful and it is beautiful to witness the bond that they form with the humans. Hamish is a cute rescue Border Terrier who is full of life and easy to picture.

Due to vivid descriptions from the author, it is easy to picture life in the Buckley Hotel as we sink into the story. There is a warm welcome for all, including the reader.

The Buckley Hotel is the place where strangers become friends and then become family.

New Beginnings At The Buckley Hotel is entertaining and enchanted. I absolutely loved it.

JULIA WILSON