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Making Marion

Where is Robin Hood when you need him?

by Beth Moran
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She had been looking for somewhere to stay, but instead Marion Miller finds herself on the wrong side of the reception desk at the Peace and Pigs campsite and, despite her horrible shyness, promptly lands herself a job. Marion came to Sherwood Forest to discover her father's mysterious past, but all she has to go on is a picture of her father dressed up, it would seem, as Robin Hood. It takes Marion all she's got to come out of her shell and get to grips with life on a busy campsite, where the chickens seem determined to thwart her and an unfortunate incident with a runaway bike throws her into the arms of the beautiful, but deeply unimpressed, Reuben. Marion's would-be boyfriend Jake, and Reuben's stunning fiancée Erica, conspire to leave little room for Marion to daydream about the twinkling eyes of her rescuer, nevertheless: Will Marion ever find peace, and perhaps even love, among the pigs?

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  • Release date

    June 20, 2014

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781782641001
      • File size: 1537 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781782641001
      • File size: 1537 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from June 9, 2014
      Marion Miller just wants directions to the Sherwood Forest visitor center, but ends up working behind the counter at the Peace and Pigs Holiday Park in Nottingham, England. On the run from an engagement she doesn’t want and in search of secrets her long-dead father kept buried, Marion ends up staying at the Peace and Pigs and discovering more than she had bargained for. There’s Scarlett, campground owner and purveyor of love and acceptance; her troubled daughter, Grace, whose rebellious attitude masks a stunning gift; Scarlett’s foster daughter Valerie, who is “a little different”; Jake, whose pleasant demeanor may be a ruse; and Reuben, heir to Hatherstone Hall and Marion’s cooking teacher. A host of other quirky characters also populate this delightful novel, which will have readers giggling, sobbing, and rooting for Marion as she faces down her wretched past and moves forward in fits, starts, and belly laughs. This is one of the best inspirational novels of the season, a marvelous debut by a British author to watch.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 15, 2014

      Marion Miller journeys from her home in northern Ireland to Nottinghamshire, dwelling of the famous Sherwood Forest and the legendary Robin Hood, to uncover her father's secret past. What she finds is a job in a campground named Peace and Pigs, a boyfriend (sort of), and a band of quirky friends who will change her life forever. Roaming pigs, food fights, and conspiring chickens add flavor to this delightful debut, which also touches on mother-daughter relationships, family secrets, and finding love--and yourself. VERDICT This humorous and tender story about a girl who discovers who she is in the wrong place at the right time will charm fans of women's fiction and readers seeking a fresh, funny, and heartfelt tale in the tradition of Helen Fielding and Sophie Kinsella. [Lion Fiction is the new Christian imprint of UK publisher Lion Hudson, profiled by Prepub Alert editor Barbara Hoffert in "Spotlight on Lion Fiction" at ow.ly/x4ohf.--Ed.]

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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