The House of Birds and Butterflies cover art

The House of Birds and Butterflies

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The House of Birds and Butterflies

By: Cressida McLaughlin
Narrated by: Katy Federman
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

 ‘Captivating, uplifting and heartfelt’ Heat Magazine

Abby Field loves every inch of Meadowsweet Nature Reserve on the idyllic Suffolk coast where she lives and works. Especially Swallowtail House, the rambling but empty country house that seems to look out at her each time she passes it’s shut-up windows.

When a TV wildlife programme choses a rival location for their new series, Meadowsweet is under threat – unless Abby can whip up a plan to keep the visitors flocking. But she finds herself distracted by the arrival of a brooding – and annoyingly handsome new neighbour… bad-boy novelist, Jack Westcoat.

With the pressure on, Abby and her cute rescue huskie, Raffle, must pull something special out of the bag. But with Jack in need of a good friend – and Abby feeling the pull of attraction, she can sense her resolve fluttering away…

©2018 Cressida McLaughlin (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Small Town & Rural Comedy

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Cornish Cream Tea Bus cover art
The Once in a Blue Moon Guesthouse cover art
The Canal Boat Café cover art
The Staycation cover art
Christmas at the Cat Café cover art
That Festive Feeling cover art
Escape to the Country cover art
The Start of Something Wonderful cover art
Coming Home to Puddleduck Farm cover art
Starting Over at Primrose Woods cover art
A Perfect Cornish Summer cover art
Where We Belong cover art
Heading Home to Lavender Cottage cover art
Summer at the Cornish Café cover art
Escape to Darling Cove cover art
The Farmhouse of Second Chances cover art

Critic reviews

‘Oh, I just LOVED this story. All the characters are wonderful.’ Isabelle Broom

‘With a heroine that you root for this is a sweet read with real heart and soul’ Sarra Manning author of The House of Secrets

‘McLaughlin writes so warmly and vividly, the rest of the world melts away… I love that feeling!’ Kirsty Greenwood
All stars
Most relevant  
A great story told so beautifully. I very much enjoyed listening to this book.

A beautiful book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was by far one of the better books I’ve listened to for a while, kept me listening throughout and was gutted when it ended.

Fabulous

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Like a Friday evening with a movie and a bag of chips on your own old sofa this book is soothing and unpretentious. Maybe it is tad too sweet at the end... but there is nothing wrong with happy endings!

Unpretentious and comfortable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Simply the most delightful story, it will be in my mind for days, I loved it.

the best!!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved how references to nature were entwined throughout the story. Didn't want it to end and would love a sequal.

Very Enjoyable Listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
really not the target audience but this was brilliant. Also the descriptions of birds was an added bonus.

a lovely uplifting story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved the story of Abbie, Jack and the reserve. Quite a few interesting nuggets about nature too!! Personally I would love Abbie's book!!

Lovely story and educational!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A delightful and enjoyable book, well read. A lovely story with interesting facts about nature.

Couldn’t stop listening

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
So it took a couple if chapters to get on to the book, BUT once i was hooked i finished it in two days, i really hope their is a followup. I am loving Trisha’s books, Thank you Trisha keep them coming

A good listen to get lost in

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.