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Title: From Cornwall With Love

Author: Cressida McLaughlin

Format reviewed: Paperback

Source: Publisher supplied copy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Publication Date: 8th June 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

Sunshine awaits in the beautiful Cornish coastal town of Port Karadow where romance and a Cornish cream tea are always on the menu …

There’s no place like home. There’s no place like Cornwall…

Maisie Winters has everything she could ever want. She lives in the idyllic Cornish town of Port Karadow, has a jammy job in her dad's shop, adores her rescue mutt, and has time to take the landscape photos she loves.

While her best friend and sister left the town to chase big dreams in London and New York, Maisie stayed – she wouldn't leave her favourite place for anything … or anyone.

When her long-time crush, Colm Caffrey, returns from a decade abroad, old feelings start to resurface. Maisie begins to ask herself if there might be one big thing missing after all?

It was wonderful to be back in Port Karadow and Porthgolow, in another Cornish story from Cressida McLaughlin  It was fabulous to get to know Maisie, who really has Port Karadow running through her blood. 

She is incredibly community minded and happy to help out with most things regardless of how busy it might make her.  And within the space of one summer she is involved in three big events for the community and charity. 

Out of the blue Colm, who Maisie thinks of as the one that got away, comes back after a decade in Australia, and its clear the friendship between them although it needs work, is still there.  The more i got to know Colm the more I loved him. 

Of course all the familiar characters and locations we have loved and met from previous books in the series, are all present and it was really good to catch up with them, and see any new developments from their lives. 

I loved Cressida's writing and she conjures up scenes of Cornwall so vividly you feel as though you are there. I really felt at home amongst all the characters and settings, while also feeling exhausted as we try to keep up with just about everything Maisie is juggling. 

And I loved her dog Sprout too, not to mention the little kitten that may have adopted Colm.  Maisie is such a lovely main character,  I just couldn't believe some people seemed to be doubting her abilities and her happiness.  I really wanted to throttle the Maisie detractors. 

I spent a wonderful afternoon in my garden, in the sunshine devouring this book. I loved it.  More please! 

Thank you Harper Collins for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.