Reviews for With Hearts and Hymns and Voices

The average rating for With Hearts and Hymns and Voices based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-15 00:00:00 Michelle C Mcivor A gentle cozy story of the small Suffolk village of Sanford, England where small town meets big media production when the BBC rolls in to film a 1/2 hour program for their "Village Praise" series. The village may be small but it certainly is not short on character nor characters. The story centers on the Parish Church of St. Michael's and all the usual suspects of parish life: the busy-body, the blustery Chairman of the Parish Council, the Vicar, his haggard wife, the organist and choirmaster, a bored musically talented teen and the ladies flower guild. Then the BBC rolls in and takes over the town (admittedly in as gentle a way as was feasible) yet feathers still get ruffled. This is a sweet slice of life with a gentle and steady pace. It gives us a very good overview of the details and care which go into the making of a television program. Put the kettle on, fluff the pillow and curl up in your comfy chair for an afternoon of cozy reading.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-08-05 00:00:00 Mark Locaparra A very warm and cozy read, "With Hearts and Hymns and Voices" makes you want to snuggle up in your favorite chair and spend the afternoon with the residents of Sandford, a small Suffolk village in the UK. Life in the village (just like in my village) seems to focus around the church. Anyone growing up in a small town will be able to place the characters in there own town - the busybodies, the helpers, the troublemakers, the peacemakers... they're all here. When the BBC decides they are going to film in Sanford for a television show, all chaos begins. Everyone wants to be in the show, and some will go to great lengths to get there. Then there are others who will go out of there way to keep the show from being filmed. I found this all very amusing and very true to life. This is a very well written book, but the pace, like the village is slower than what I would have expected. This wasn't a bad thing for me, as I savored the time frame and getting to know the characters better than I would have in a fast paced book. It was certainly an enjoyable read for me.