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Postcards from Amberfell

Six short narrated visits to Amberfell, the fictional English village at the heart of Essy’s Essentials’ autumn world. Begin with a first look around, then follow the rain-bright streets into the bookshop, the bakery and back to Alder House.

  1. A rain-bright window above a stone village, with a tray of coffee and croissants on a made bed.

    Postcard 1

    New to Amberfell? Begin here.

    Welcome to Amberfell

    A little bookshop, a bakery and stories waiting behind their doors. Begin your first visit to Amberfell, the fictional autumn village of Essy’s Essentials.

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  2. Alder House after rain, with its deep-green door, old pear tree and warm windows above Amberfell.

    Postcard 2

    A Little Walk Through Amberfell

    From Alder House’s green door to the bakery at Market Cross and the bookshop on Church Lane. Come for a little walk through Amberfell.

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  3. The Margin Bookshop on wet Church Lane, with warm shelves and a red-wine umbrella by the door.

    Postcard 3

    Inside The Margin

    Leave the rain outside and step into The Margin, Amberfell’s little bookshop, where a shelf for weather delays makes staying a little longer tempting.

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  4. The warm early-morning window of March & Sons Bakery, with bread and croissants behind rain-speckled glass.

    Postcard 4

    Inside March & Sons

    Croissants early, cheddar scones a little later. Step inside March & Sons, the bakery at Market Cross in the fictional village of Amberfell.

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  5. A lamp-lit Amberfell kitchen window on a rainy evening.

    Postcard 5

    Back to Alder House

    A bakery bag on the kitchen table, the kettle on and a mug waiting for you. Come back to Alder House after a little walk through Amberfell.

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  6. Rain-dark Amberfell windows glowing with lamplight.

    Postcard 6

    An Evening in Amberfell

    The lamps come on, the bakery closes for the day and the kettle is on at Alder House. Spend a quiet evening in the fictional village of Amberfell.

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The village has more stories to tell.

Begin with The First Morning in Amberfell →

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