I’ve had England on my mind lately, and not just because of Downton Abbey! (Does anyone else feel like this season is rushing by too fast? It’ll be a long wait for Season 4!) But because the third book in my WWI inspirational trilogy is set in England.
The hero of this story is a former WWI pilot and the second son of an earl who is struggling to live life normally in 1921 after all he experienced during The Great War, including the death of his older brother. He’s also attempting to save his family’s estate and learn his new role as heir. The heroine is a red-headed American who inherits a sheep farm in England from a distant uncle and moves there in hopes of carving out a new life for herself, far away from her deceased parents and the memories of the fiance she lost in the war.
I’ve had the opportunity to travel to England twice – and I hope to go again some day. As I’ve been contemplating this next book, I’ve been thinking about where to set it. I loved seeing this place – Killerton House and Garden – near Exeter, in southwestern England. This short, boxy style house with its large gardens is similar to what I picture my hero living in.
These other two pictures are from the Lake District, in northern England. Isn’t it gorgeous? So makes me want to go back there. I’m leaning toward setting the story in this part of England.
Is there a place you’ve read about or seen on a movie that you want to visit? Have you been to England? Do you want to?
*Every Friday for the last two months, I’ve posted a picture of places found in my book LADY OUTLAW! Check them out on my Facebook page.
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There are some places in England that are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing your photos – Look forward to the book.
Loree – It was fun to reminisce those two trips as I looked back through my pictures!
I'm more excited than ever to read your books!
I love England. I studied abroad there in college and have been back three times since. (It's been several years since my last trip, though, and I'm going through withdrawal.) I absolutely love it!
Melissa – I'm going through Britain withdrawal too! 🙂 I need to get back there.
I lived in England for two summers, in Hertfordshire. It was dreamy! And last February I went to London, but because it was so cold, all we did was sit in front of fires in pubs and eat cottage pies! Very snug and charming.
Jessie – How cool is that – to live in England for two summers! I bet it gets cold there, but since the two times I went were in the spring and summer, England is perpetually green and lovely in my head. 🙂