Daisy MacLean runs the country house hotel owned by her flamboyant father Hector. When she hears who's about to get married there she isn't worried at all - her friend Tara absolutely promises there won't be any trouble between her and ex-boyfriend Dominic whom she hasn't seen for years. But Daisy should have been worried. Dominic has other ideas. And seeing Tara again sets in motion a chaotic train of events with far-reaching consequences for all concerned. While Daisy spends the ensuing months doing battle with Dev Tyzack (Dominic's so-called best man) Tara battles with her conscience. Meanwhile Hector's getting up to all sorts with... Well that's the village's best-kept secret. And then Barney turns up with a little something belonging to the husband Daisy's been doing her best to forget. That's the thing about hotels you never know who's going to check in...
Jill Mansell lives with her partner and children in Bristol, and writes full time. Actually that's not true; she watches TV, eats fruit gums, admires the rugby players training in the sports field beh... more
Penelope Freeman
Narrator
After training at LAMDA, Penelope Freeman has worked extensively in repertory with seasons at Birmingham, Harrogate, Stoke-on-Trent, Bromley, Cheltenham and two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Comp... more