Green Hills and Daffodils
Green Hills and Daffodils is the first novel in The Green Hills Series by Celyn Kendrick. Originally published in 2022, it is available in epub, paperback, hardcover or audiobook formats.
Blurb
American Jane Dawson is in search of balance in her life—because she falls on her face—a lot.
Now, surrounded by thousands of acres of sheep-poop and social landmines, her romantic sheepdog hero, Moss, stands by her side, looking handsome and dignified while his luxurious hair is swept by unseen winds—until he eats the sheep-poop, that is.
Full of history, mythology and legend, there is more to the odd little town than its idyllic sheep-filled pastures. Amongst an unforgettable cast of characters, Jane discovers the community and companionship she hadn’t even known she’d been looking for—especially with her new neighbour.
No, not the hot widower-landlord Crabby McCrabbit-Pants (known to most as Rhys Kellan), but the sweet and painfully shy Stewart Rygby.
With Jane acting as his champion, Stewart emerges from his shell to start uncovering secrets that have defined his life thus far. Through shifts in legislation and culture, Stewart is freer to be himself than at any time in history—but who is that?
A tale for the ages, the story begins to emerge in this exciting first book of the Green Hills series!
Plot
Jane Dawson moved to Wales in search of a mid-life makeover. There, she meets Stewart Rygby, who acts as her friend and guide to the local colour. With childhood dreams of becoming a sheep farmer, Jane is fed up with a technical career in Boston, and the increasing tension of a world wrapped up in computers. She seeks to separate herself from a drive-everywhere mentality and Internet tentacles by moving to a town with limited data connectivity where everything is arguably walkable.
Stewart Rygby has lived in Llwyncudd his entire life, and doesn't see anything but a troubled childhood of domestic violence and bullying. He tends to keep to himself, and people let him, worried that somehow his past will tarnish their happiness. As Jane knows nothing of this generational backstory, and Stewart sees his home through new eyes, they strike up a friendship.
Jane's immediate neighbour and landlord, the widower Rhys Kellan, lives on the other side of a manor house that was split in half.
