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*****AMAZON’S BOOK OF THE YEAR*****
INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
REESE WITHERSPOON’S BOOK CLUB PICK
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‘An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it’s also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming’
REESE WITHERSPOON
‘This story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets, scandal and devastating consequences’ The i
‘Excellent . . . a vivid, forceful love story which plays out at the pace of a thriller’ Irish Times
‘In this surprising romantic novel, there are decisions to be made that are heartbreaking and real, yet amid the gentle pastoral setting . . . it has all the pace of a literary thriller. A dazzling debut’ Woman and Home
‘Beautiful . . .So moving on the subject of how a tiny decision can have cataclysmic consequences’ Good Housekeeping
‘Wistful love meets murder . . . a tear-jerker’ Grazia
Everyone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriel’s return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she can’t help thinking they were right.
Beth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken.
It was Frank who picked up the pieces and together they built a home very different from the one she’d imagined with Gabriel. Watching her husband and son, she remembered feeling so sure that, after everything, this was the life she was supposed to be leading.
But when Gabriel comes back, all Beth’s certainty about who she is and what she wants crumbles. Even after ten years, their connection is instant. She knows it’s wrong and she knows people could get hurt. But how can she resist a second chance at first love?
A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.
‘Lyrical, brutal and passionate. I devoured it’
MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper Palace
‘Evocative, sensitive and compelling . . . Fires directly at the heart and hits the mark’
DELIA OWENS, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
‘Broke my heart then mended it again. An epic, tortured love story. Bring tissues’
JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things
‘I stayed up until 4am to finish it, something I haven’t done in years. It’s a page-turner, but also beautifully written’
FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names
‘Had me hooked from start to finish . . . a really great book’ DAWN O’PORTER, author of Cat Lady
‘A love story like no other’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All the Colours of the Dark
READERS LOVE BROKEN COUNTRY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book is everything. Love, heartbreak and hope’
‘Will break you into pieces and then put you back together again’
‘I was absolutely gripped and didn’t want it to end’
‘If I could give more than five stars, I would. Perfect’
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by Lívia
Loved this beautiful story and the end was quite the surpise. Great writing and I look forward to another book from this author
by Gianfranco Lopane
When I first read the blurb, it thought it was just another love story – loss, love, relationships and grief. Honestly, it didn’t grab me. But thank God I gave it a chance, because this book will stay with me for a very long time. It’s one of those rare stories that made me angry with the good characters and sympathise with the flawed ones. This kind of love story you don’t come across easy, trust me.
The story revolves around three main characters Beth, Gabriel and Frank. Beth and Gabriel the classic childhood sweethearts destined for heartbreak. And then Frank the steady knight who swoops in to save the girl already broken once. Years later Frank and Beth have built a quiet happy life with their son Bobby, until tragedy strikes. The grief of such a loss never really goes away, but they continue to try.
Enter Gabriel(celebrity author) returning to his hometown along with his son Leo. Beth, Gabriel, Frank and Leo’s lives get entangled into a roller coaster they cannot seem to switch off. Temptation, sacrifice, love, parenthood, relationships all swirled into one big pot. Beth still loves Gabriel, but she also loves Frank. It sounds that simple, right?
The way Hall weaves this tale, is nothing short of masterful. Imagine a John Grisham tension blended with a Liane Moriarty’s emotional depth It is a must read-I cannot say it enough.
by zoebeesbooks19
Beautiful story and so well written. But I’d say it’s just more of the same? Have read a few others so similar, boy meets girl, fall in love, they can’t be together and years later they find each other again, will they end up together this time?
Overall it’s a good book but nothing fantastic about it
by Mrs Sarah Farmer-Wright
This book is a deeply atmospheric and emotionally rich novel that will linger in my mind and heart for a very long time. The story is set in a tranquil English farming village in Dorset, and the beautiful narrative does a deep dive into the complexities of love, loss, memory, and the haunting shadows of the past. The author’s writing is both poetic and utterly gripping, which really draws you into the landscape and the lives of her beautifully developed characters. Each of the characters are hugely relatable and each of them harbour secrets that unravel with impeccably gentle pacing which kept me hooked throughout. The novel’s slow-burn tension, combined with its vivid sense of place and three dimensional characters creates a truly immersive reading experience that I found both deeply moving and thought-provoking, not only that but there’s a surprising plot twist which I totally wasn’t expecting. This is an absolute MUST READ – in fact, it is a huge contender for one of my favourite reads this year!
by zoebeesbooks19
Hyped books sometimes make me feel a bit apprehensive, will I love it like the majority do or will I be underwhelmed!
One of the biggest supporters @nic_thebookworm for this book kept saying you have to read this now but I was saving it for when I was on leave over Easter.
I can safely say I loved it! I was actually overwhelmed by how much I fell for this book. I read this nearly 2 weeks ago and still think about it!
Stunning from start to finish, everything was sublime from the plot, the characters, the scene setting, the storytelling, the different genres weaved in the story (historical, mystery, romance) the execution.
The pain and joy of love through was captured perfectly and was very moving.
Broken Country will be a top book for me this year, and of all time. This deserves all the accolades, a truly phenomenal book.
If this is on your tbr, move it to first place, you won’t regret it, just have the tissues ready, Broken Country will take a piece of your heart!
by Shaljami Ayesha Ahmed
Enjoyed this book ! Characters had real depth & I got really lost in the story. Thoroughly enjoyed this book !
by BookSloth
Broken Country is the rare novel that proves love stories can hold the same tension as a thriller and the same precision as a mystery. It begins with the ordinary—a marriage, a farm, a small village—and peels it open to reveal all the danger that lies inside intimacy.
Beth and Frank have built their lives in Dorset, their routines sturdy enough to keep grief at bay. But when Gabriel, Beth’s first love, returns with his young son, the past starts to hum under the surface. It’s less a triangle than an implosion. Love, loyalty, guilt—all the quiet storms that can undo a life.
Hall’s writing feels effortless. But it’s not. It takes skill to understand that emotion doesn’t need embellishment. The tension is constant but quiet, the kind that works its way under your skin.
Beth is not an easy woman to root for, and that’s what makes her unforgettable. Her longing feels dangerous: that urge to reclaim a self you lost along the way. Frank embodies decency; Gabriel, possibility. Between them lies the gap between duty and desire, between the life we build and the life that keeps calling us back. Through that, Hall asks what love demands—truth or endurance, forgiveness or honesty—and whether any heart can survive all four.
Every act of love in Broken Country is tangled with blame, forgiveness, and the impossible wish to rewrite the past. The question that runs through both timelines is:
Can love ever return to what it was before guilt entered the picture?
That’s the heartbeat of this novel.
Broken Country is a love story, and also a meditation on what survives when love and loss have stripped everything else away. It’s not an easy book—it’s better than that. It’s real.
BookSloth often closes one book and immediately reaches for the next. But not this time. Some books don’t let you turn the page so easily. It wasn’t sadness exactly. She didn’t cry. It was something slower, deeper.
Later, she made she peppermint tea, shelved it, told herself she was ready for the next read. But she was still thinking about Dorset, about guilt and grace, about how love can wound and heal in the same breath.
Some books you finish. Others, like this one, stay with you.
No tears, no gasps—only five sloths, breathing softly, not quite ready to move on.
by Rach – France
Good
by ATLANTIS
Didn’t want to pay 9.99 for a book so waited for a while but price didn’t change, the sample was so good was desperate to read it. Paid the price and it was worth every penny. The writing was so good, each character and situation properly explored and it just flowed. Was disappointed to finish it, had sympathy for them all, but glad the ending was so good and not rushed as some books tend to be. This is a fantastic writer, have already bought another of her books and look forward to more..
by Maria Maria
I thought the story was good and involving but at the same time very predictable. The language and the style were too simple, in my opinion. It is a good book to take on a holiday and read in one go to pass the time, possibly that was the author’s intention.
by Christelle B
This isn’t a book I would have picked myself in a bookshop as I try to avoid reading books that have had quite a bit of hype. I’m glad I read it though.
It is a very moving and heartbreaking story of love, loss, betrayal and forgiveness taking place in a close-knit community in Dorset. For some reason, probably because of the title, I thought it would be set in the States. I’m not sure why the author chose this title as, to me, it doesn’t really relate to the story. If you have any idea why, I’m all ears
I enjoyed the two timelines around Beth and her family’s life, set in the 1950s and late 1960s. The story was very well written as were the characters. Frank, Beth’s husband, was my favourite: a quiet but resigned man, who would do anything for Beth and his brother Jimmy. I wasn’t keen on Gabriel. He seemed to me so entitled and superior to others.
by Ally Oh
Excelente libro y la portada es muy bonita