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Title: A Cornish Summer Holiday (Little Duck Pond Cafe, Book 10)
Author: Rosie Green
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Author supplied
Publisher: Self published
Publication Date: 8th May 2020
Rating: 5 Stars
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Ellie’s plan to turn a neighbouring barn into a venue to teach bread-making skills is under way – but when the construction work interferes with the smooth running of the cafe, she comes up with a plan that lifts the hearts of all the Little Duck Pond Café crew. They’ll close for a month and take a well-earned break in the tiny Cornish village of Pengully Sands, where Sylvia’s sister, Agatha, owns a holiday home. With the glorious golden sands, sparkling azure sea and an ice cream parlour only yards away, it seems like the perfect location to relax and watch the surfers riding the waves (and maybe even having a go themselves).
But when they arrive, the girls find it isn’t quite the seaside idyll they were expecting. The house is less ‘holiday home’ and more ‘creepy, dilapidated haunted house’. And the ice cream parlour is sad and run down. Gracie, who runs it, is battling problems of her own, and the last thing she needs is a group of high-spirited girls arriving to disturb the peace and isolation she has so carefully cultivated for herself. And when a handsome stranger threatens her livelihood, it seems like the last straw. Can Gracie find her happy ever after - and even make friends with the Little Duck Pond Cafe girls next door?
This definitely won't be the relaxing break the girls had planned. But that doesn't mean it won't turn out to be the holiday of a lifetime!
But when they arrive, the girls find it isn’t quite the seaside idyll they were expecting. The house is less ‘holiday home’ and more ‘creepy, dilapidated haunted house’. And the ice cream parlour is sad and run down. Gracie, who runs it, is battling problems of her own, and the last thing she needs is a group of high-spirited girls arriving to disturb the peace and isolation she has so carefully cultivated for herself. And when a handsome stranger threatens her livelihood, it seems like the last straw. Can Gracie find her happy ever after - and even make friends with the Little Duck Pond Cafe girls next door?
This definitely won't be the relaxing break the girls had planned. But that doesn't mean it won't turn out to be the holiday of a lifetime!
I can't believe this is the 10th instalment of The Little Duck Pond Cafe series already, where does the time go?
I will start by saying that it can easily be read as a standalone as for the the first time the duck Pond Cafe girls have gone on holiday together and this is the first book not set in Sunnybrook.
Rather we have a brand new location of Pengully, in Cornwall and the book is written from two focal points - The Little Duck Pond Cafe girls and also local ice cream pop parlour owner Gracie.
Gracie is a fresh voice to the series and as fans may come to expect from new leading ladies of the series she has a whole lot of stuff to work through and some wonderful plot points that had me slightly emotional.
I loved seeing the girls make a new friend but also seeing how they turned their holiday around since their holiday cottage wasn't exactly in the condition they expected.
It was great to catch up with Ellie, Jaz, Fen, Katya and Maddison in a new situation, but don't worry there is still plenty of great good and tasty bakes featured.
Already looking forward to book 11 just hope I don't need to wait too long as I will never tire of this series, and its great array of characters.
Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
I will start by saying that it can easily be read as a standalone as for the the first time the duck Pond Cafe girls have gone on holiday together and this is the first book not set in Sunnybrook.
Rather we have a brand new location of Pengully, in Cornwall and the book is written from two focal points - The Little Duck Pond Cafe girls and also local ice cream pop parlour owner Gracie.
Gracie is a fresh voice to the series and as fans may come to expect from new leading ladies of the series she has a whole lot of stuff to work through and some wonderful plot points that had me slightly emotional.
I loved seeing the girls make a new friend but also seeing how they turned their holiday around since their holiday cottage wasn't exactly in the condition they expected.
It was great to catch up with Ellie, Jaz, Fen, Katya and Maddison in a new situation, but don't worry there is still plenty of great good and tasty bakes featured.
Already looking forward to book 11 just hope I don't need to wait too long as I will never tire of this series, and its great array of characters.
Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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