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About Barleybridge:

'I do like Kate. I'm sorry she's got into Veterinary college, because we
shan't hear about her any more.'

'I could have cried when Scott went back to Australia. He's such a love,
and so attractive. Bring back Scott, I say. '

'He's a bad boy. First one and then another. Kate was better off with
him gone. He'd never have married her. I wonder if that baby Bunty
miscarried is his? We never really knew did we? She never said.'

'I love Mungo. He's so clever and so handsome. Miriam's lovely though.
She's so sweet. She'd have made a lovely mother. Pity their children
died.'

'What I can't understand is who is the father of Zoe's little boy? Will
you tell me?'

'Tell you who I like, it's Rose with her American step father,
whatsisname? I know Lloyd Kominski. Rose has such a lovely nature. You'd never think she was wealthy, would you? Married to Dan even though his squeaky clean morals annoy her sometimes. They were made for each other weren't they?'

'That Scott, is he coming back? I wish he would.'

'I love the covers. Which one do you like best?'

'Give me that Country Lovers paperback cover, so romantic by the lake.'

'In Barleybridge I love meeting all the people bringing their animals in
for treatment and the lovely way the vets are all so kind and
understanding.'

'Sometimes I wish I worked there, be so interesting, especially when the
dogs start fighting and I'd get the firebucket to fill up and throw it
over them.'

'It makes me cry though when they have to be put down, the animals I
mean. It's so sad, but it's like real life is.'

About Turnham Malpas:

'My best character of all in Turnham Malpas is Jimbo Charter-Plackett in the Store. I like the way he keeps firing Linda who does the post office
and then has to take her back. But she'll be getting him mad once too
often and he'll sack her for good.'

'I love it when they get behind the tinned soups in the store and you
hear all the latest news.'

'And the rector! He's gorgeous and so handsome! But such a naughty boy,
but who can blame him? But he's so lovely the way he deals with people.'

'Oh! Is it the one about the rector? The one with the twins that are his
but not hers? How did that come about then?'

'Which cover do you like the best? I like the one of the village pond
and the children fishing, so much to look at.'

'Are the twins going to meet their real mother? I think they must one
day it's only right, but when will it be?'

'Just wish I lived there. In a village with all those lovely people.'

'So do I! Bliss! Can't wait for the next one to come out!'

'The characters in these lovely books are all so warm and loving, they are just like old friends. What a fantastic writer you are.'
Kim

'I regard your books as treasures, I am so glad I discovered them. I am now in 70's and have arthritis so although I have read for as long as I remember, it is even more important to me now. Your books are so well written they are top of my list, thank you. I just wanted to express my delight to you as I am reading Intrigue in the Village. So thank you so very much for your books I would like to live in that village.'
Marjorie Brown

‘How sad I was to come to the end of TURNHAM MALPAS. Oh, how I enjoyed all the wonderful characters… Your stories are full of humour, tragedy and mystery. I feel I am living with the characters. What a wonderful writer you are – thank you so much for giving me, and I am sure many others, hours of enjoyment.’
* Jill from Devon

‘The books you have written are truly a delight. All absorbing and (I) thank you for them. I do hope we see more in the future’
* Elizabeth, Rotorua, New Zealand

'The villagers who live in Turnham Malpas are my friends. I share all their worries and dramas and can't wait for the next Village book to come out. I worry about Peter, Caroline and their twins.'
* Stephanie from Brighton

'I love the Barleybridge books because even though they have awful troubles of their own the people working in the practice care so much about the animals.'
* Sally from Cirencester

''With warmth and humour and a touch of mischief, Rebecca Shaw has brought us another wonderful instalment of village life.' This is the publisher's statement of the book and one that is totally correct. A beautiful book to read over a restful weekend; a book in which you can become engrossed, in a space away from everyday life, and realise that even lives in idyllic surroundings can have pain, hidden misdemeanours and deception. The characters and their place in the village stay with you after you have finished the book. The characters are strong and sincere enough to make you want to turn the pages; the whole book is a joy to read.'
* Heather from Essex

'It's so refreshing to read a book about people who are not obsessed with sex and violence. The characters are so colourful and believable it's difficult to think they're not real'
Terry from Stafford

'From the first to the last page I was enthralled with every character in the village of Turnham Malpas'
Jill from Devon

* Quoted in newBOOKS magazine