The Handbag and Wellies Yoga Club

Oct 27, 2024 2:18 AM

Author:Lucy Edge

What happens when an urban girl swaps her kitten heels in the city for karma in the country?

It is a big year for Lucy - she has met the love of her life and they're planning to trade the city rat race for a Norfolk farmhouse, get married, and try for a baby.

But country life isn't quite what Lucy imagined. Sure, there's time to stop and chat, but where does she find the people to stop and chat to?

She has almost had it up to here when, one day, she stumbles across a local yoga club. There - in a small room above Knit and Knatter - she finds the laughter, friendship and wisdom to steer her through whatever dramas life throws at her.

A funny and heart-warming true story about one woman's search for love and friendship in the lotus position.

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