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Peas, Carrots and an Aston Martin: Sharp, funny, and deeply human - a truly uplifting British comedy (The Peas and Carrots Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Hannah Lynn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 2,609 ratings

The good news: Eric's inherited his father's pristine Aston Martin DB4. The bad news? Everything else.

When Eric Sibley inherits his father's beloved Aston Martin DB4, he discovers there's an outrageous catch - he must tend to his father's allotment. Every week. For two years. For a London executive whose idea of gardening is buying pre-cut salad from Waitrose, this is nothing short of absurd.

Between cantankerous allotment holders, a catastrophic incident with a mini-excavator, and suspicious herbs that may or may not be illegal, Eric's life is careening towards chaos. His marriage is teetering on the brink, his career is hanging by a thread, and the allotment committee seems determined to make his life as difficult as possible.

Could there be more to this inheritance than just an aging car and an overgrown allotment, or is Eric's father playing one final trick from beyond the grave?

Perfect for fans of witty British fiction and anyone who knows that sometimes the best things in life start with a little chaos.

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    The Peas and Carrots Series
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    October 4, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FK59LRQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paper Cat Publishing (October 4, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 2,609 ratings

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Hannah Lynn

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Hannah Lynn is a multi award winning novelist. Publishing her first book, Amendments – a dark, dystopian speculative fiction novel, in 2015. Her second book, The Afterlife of Walter Augustus – a contemporary fiction novel with a supernatural twist – went on to win the 2018 Kindle Storyteller Award and the Independent Publishers Gold Medal for Best Adult Ebook.


Born in 1984, Hannah grew up in the Cotswolds, UK. After graduating from university, she spent 15 years as a teacher of physics, first in the UK and then Thailand, Malaysia, Austria and Jordan. It was during this time, inspired by the imaginations of the young people she taught, she began writing short stories for children, and later adult fiction.

With over 20 publications spanning a number of genres and translated into half a dozen languages, Hannah has proven herself to be both an accomplished and prolific author.

Now settled back in the UK with her husband, daughter and horde of cats, she spends her days writing romantic comedies and historical fiction. Her first historical fiction novel, Athena's Child, was also a 2020 Gold Medalist at the Independent Publishers Awards.

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Customers find this book an easy Saturday read with a superb plot and heartwarming story. The humor is appreciated, with one customer noting laugh-out-loud funny descriptions, and they love the characters, with one review highlighting the interesting character development of Eric. Moreover, the book refreshes the soul, with one customer mentioning it's a reminder to nurture important relationships, while another appreciates its clever wordplay. Additionally, customers enjoy the gardening theme, with one review specifically mentioning how it relates to classic cars.

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88 customers mention "Enjoyment"83 positive5 negative

Customers find the book very enjoyable and entertaining, describing it as easy Saturday reading that they loved from beginning to end.

"...Love her writing style. Love the characters. Love the story. I couldn't put it down. This is part one of three...." Read more

"...This is a light-hearted read consisting of a series of vignettes in the main character’s workplace, home and an acquired allotment where he..." Read more

"...What I discovered is a delightful, quirky story with a cast of characters that are all too human in their frailties and, for that reason, wholly..." Read more

"...The narrator did a wonderful job with distinguishing character voices and their personalities and the pacing was good...." Read more

66 customers mention "Story quality"56 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the story of this British comedy, describing it as heartwarming with a superb plot. One customer notes it's a quirky tale of personal growth, while another mentions it's about disappointment and new chances.

"...Love her writing style. Love the characters. Love the story. I couldn't put it down. This is part one of three...." Read more

"...I relished the many evocative turns-of-phrase with which the author depicted these charming characters and their surroundings..." Read more

"...The cover is eye catching and appealing and the star of the show is a DB4 Aston Martin." Read more

"...What I discovered is a delightful, quirky story with a cast of characters that are all too human in their frailties and, for that reason, wholly..." Read more

35 customers mention "Humor"32 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one review noting that the descriptions are often laugh-out-loud funny.

"...There is an abundance of humour in the story that is mostly delivered in narrative metaphors and one-liners that would have greater effect coming..." Read more

"...He inherits a classic car, with conditions. This is a humorous story as well as the story of family and well-being...." Read more

"...meaning is that some writers can take really boring topics and create something funny and easily readable if only with the proper style." Read more

"...Her descriptions are often laugh out loud funny...." Read more

27 customers mention "Character development"27 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one customer noting the entertaining descriptions of characters and events, while another points out how recognisably British they are.

"...Love her writing style. Love the characters. Love the story. I couldn't put it down. This is part one of three...." Read more

"...evocative turns-of-phrase with which the author depicted these charming characters and their surroundings..." Read more

"...The narrator did a wonderful job with distinguishing character voices and their personalities and the pacing was good...." Read more

"...The stories are filled with charming, loveable, flawed characters. Each is of a 'type' found in any small town or village across the globe...." Read more

15 customers mention "Heartwarming"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book heartwarming and refreshing to the soul, with one customer noting it serves as a reminder to nurture important relationships.

"My star rating for this book is 3.5 An intriguing concept of the very human condition of a man’s pursuit for luxury and status through..." Read more

"...The moral of the story is that gardening is relaxing and helps bonding with family. Also, not everything is about money...." Read more

"...what I would call "holiday reading" - light feel good fare that refreshes the soul...." Read more

"...novel reminds us how valuable our family and friends are without preaching or psychological meandering...." Read more

7 customers mention "Language"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's language, with one noting its clever use of words and another highlighting its believable dialogue.

"...The descriptions are vivid...." Read more

"...The delightful descriptive style and humorous story telling thoroughly drew me in, and I started to care about the characters despite their..." Read more

"The author certainly has a clever way with words as she humorously described a man's journey to discover himself...." Read more

"A nice change from some of the heavier reading. Believable dialogue, likable characters, interesting plot, make for an enjoyable experience...." Read more

5 customers mention "Gardening"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the gardening content in the book, with one mentioning it's relaxing and another noting how it helps cultivate a classic car.

"...The moral of the story is that gardening is relaxing and helps bonding with family. Also, not everything is about money...." Read more

"...Great characters, some conflict and it's about gardening. Can't go wrong, so read." Read more

"...life, the characters that show human conditions, love, and the growing of plants that mean much more than an allotment." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and heartwarming!!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
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    I loved this from beginning to end! I laughed out loud all of the way through it. I won't give anything away except I think the author is now one of my favorites! Love her writing style. Love the characters. Love the story. I couldn't put it down. This is part one of three. As soon as I was finished with this one, I had to find the next one immediately to continue the adventure. Finished that one in two sittings with the same satisfaction I had with the first - except the ending shocked me. I didn't see it coming. That said, part three will be out in January 2019 and I will be waiting impatiently for it to be out. Highly recommend!!!
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  • Carrie M.
    4.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2020
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    I often do not leave a review for books I didn't enjoy ("If you can't say something nice..." was drummed into me during childhood) and i reserve 5-star reviews for those very few Pulitzer-level discoveries, so my very solid four stars here constitutes a ringing endorsement. I relished the many evocative turns-of-phrase with which the author depicted these charming characters and their surroundings ("...a scent of sodden autumn and manure pervaded his lungs" and the fact that we do not know whether the alarming feeling bubbling up inside a character's gut is an incipient heart attack, or a fit of irrepressible hilarity. When I downloaded this volume, I did not remember that I had previously downloaded the entire boxed set. Lucky me! Am definitely looking forward to the next one. One cautionary note...if for some reason you are reading or have read the stand-alone short story about "The Mole Incident", do not be put off by the lax copy editing on that (at least in the kindle version) I found the proofing in Aston Martin volume impeccable, so kudos to the author and editor for meeting that high bar so successfully. (And, as an aside to the author if you are reading this review: thanks so much for the timely reminder that i need to pay more attention to the care and cleaning of my own "Sally" :-)
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  • Hobnails
    3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Entertaining
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
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    My star rating for this book is 3.5
    An intriguing concept of the very human condition of a man’s pursuit for luxury and status through possessions to the point of allowing his life – and that of his family – to be controlled from beyond the grave in order to attain them.
    This is a light-hearted read consisting of a series of vignettes in the main character’s workplace, home and an acquired allotment where he interplays with a disparate group of characters that promise more humour and situations than the book actually delivers. For me there was something missing and I do believe this would work better as a screenplay than a novel, thus allowing the actors to fill out the characters whom I found underdeveloped – quite a shame as I was sad for the author since she has created a work with a huge potential, that just fell short for me.
    There is an abundance of humour in the story that is mostly delivered in narrative metaphors and one-liners that would have greater effect coming from the characters out of their dialogue and situations.
    The cover is eye catching and appealing and the star of the show is a DB4 Aston Martin.
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  • Iona White
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finding yourself and what's important
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019
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    I was expecting a cozy story with slightly sloppy editing and an ultimately predictable story that would fill the minutes between turning of the light at night and passing out. What I discovered is a delightful, quirky story with a cast of characters that are all too human in their frailties and, for that reason, wholly engaging. Eric, the hero, embodies so many of the hopes, fears, and ambitions that many westerners have embedded in them by the culture and by parents who were themselves stumbling through life. His wife is longsuffering and supportive while Eric wrestles with his insecurities and tries to live up to his multitude of obligations. So many of the characters' struggles and joys struck chords with me - my tummy clenching with tension, shoulders relaxing with happiness in unison with their challenges. The writing is sure and delightful - far from what my grumpy self anticipated. A real pleasure to read ... so much so that I immediately bought the second book.
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  • J Pearson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky story of personal growth
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019
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    I adored this story which I listened to as an audiobook. The main character, Eric, is self-obsessed with career and while he loves his family, they sometimes take the back seat to his drive to succeed, provide, and make money in the busy world. This all comes crashing down around him when he receives an inheritance after the death of his father. The inheritance is a classic Aston Martin with the stipulation he must spend time each week at the garden allotment in a community garden or he loses the car. This brings up a lot of feelings in Eric with regards to the relationship between he and his father and the impact on "his" life. The story explores his feelings and his relationships (old and new) as he tries to meet the demands of the inheritance. The narrator did a wonderful job with distinguishing character voices and their personalities and the pacing was good. While the book can be read as a stand-a-lone, there is lead-in for next book in the series, I look forward to reading or listening to other books in the series as the characters grew on me and I am curious to where things go next. I received a free copy of this audiobook at my own request and have left this review voluntarily.
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  • Amy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amy
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
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    Loved it! Read it the few days I was off work for my father-in-law's funeral. It really struck a chord with me, especially as I was processing my grief. Loved the gardening angle, it is really something I'm passionate about.
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  • GranJan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gardening Your way To a Classic Car
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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    This book is the first in a new series. The story is set in England. A young man has recently lost his estranged father. He inherits a classic car, with conditions. This is a humorous story as well as the story of family and well-being. It starts off a bit slow, but I was loving it by the end.
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  • sue bright
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pears, Carrots and a a Aston Martin
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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    Good story. I Usually don't read books like these, but it was a good book. I usually go for mysteries But it was kinda like one . I didn't like the it ending.
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  • luce
    5.0 out of 5 stars Peas, carrots and a host of hilarious mishaps
    Reviewed in Germany on October 5, 2018
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    Having read Hannah's other books, I was initially unsure about the change in genre; saying that, I enjoyed sharing Eric's journey immensely. The cast of characters who accompany him on the way are described in such vivid detail that at times I felt I knew them as well as I know my own friends.
    You almost feel the book has run its course and a neat ending will be presented, when it becomes apparent that not yet all is revealed. I'm impatient for the feather boa follow-up!
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  • Nisareen Khan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew gardening could be so entertaining?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2020
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    “You may not see it now, but what I have left you is worth more than money, more than the house.”

    Eric Sibley has it all; a great job, a big house and a beautiful wife and daughter. When his estranged father passes away, Eric is aghast to learn that instead of the house, paintings and his mother’s jewellery, his father has bequeathed him an overgrown allotment and his prized 1962 limited edition Aston Martin, affectionately known as Sally, on the condition that Eric maintains the allotment on a weekly basis for the next two years or risk the ownership of his car being rescinded.

    Now Eric must somehow juggle a hectic career and family life in the city, with regular visits to the small riverside town of Burlam. Life for Eric quickly turns into a chaotic kaleidoscope of grumpy pensioners, muddy Wellington boots, gardening mishaps, drug raids and missed deadlines, which leave his marriage, job and sanity hanging in the balance. Will Eric come to understand his father’s message from beyond the grave before he risks losing all three?

    Peas, Carrots and an Aston Martin is the first quintessential British novel in what looks to be a promising series. It was also my first introduction to the author. Told with wit and charm, the story centres around a man’s journey of self reflection and realisation following the death of his father after he’s bequeathed an inheritance with an unusual stipulation. While attempting to fulfill the requirements of the will, he comes to appreciate the important things in life.

    Eric’s journey and awakening as well as the relationships he forges throughout the book are a revelation. When we first meet Eric, it quickly becomes apparent after he scoffs at his father’s last letter to him before he died, that Eric needs to re-evaluate his priorities. As time goes on however, he changes and although we don’t see him acknowledge this, we as readers know that his father could not have left him a greater gift.

    The secondary characters were quirky, charming and endearing. One of my favourites was the irascible, cantankerous Norman, an old friend of his father’s, who initially gives Eric a hard time when he first arrives at the allotment. The two eventually reach an understanding which makes the ending all the more poignant and bittersweet.

    The interactions between Eric and and the young man who works at the DIY store were particularly hilarious as Eric’s attempts to take shortcuts end in one disaster after another, causing him to lose the deposits on the heavy gardening equipment he hires.

    All in all this was a lighthearted, charming read that will leave readers chuckling and crying tears of joy as well as sorrow. Warm witty dialogue and colourful distinctive characters will stay with you long after the last page. I can’t wait to see what the author has in store for Eric and his family in the sequel.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Light hearted reading
    Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2023
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    funny in parts, light hearted reading and could imagine some of the events happening in real life...puts a smile on your face if you are old Aston lover.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable read.
    Reviewed in Australia on September 9, 2023
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    This was a lovely, thought provoking read with, although some sadness, a lot of humour. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience of this book and can’t wait to get into number two 😀
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  • Sandeep banduni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Supar
    Reviewed in India on December 5, 2019
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    Nice
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