Summer at the Cornish Cafe, Phillipa Ashley
Summer at the Cornish Cafe, Phillipa Ashley
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Summer at the Cornish Café

Author: Phillipa Ashley

Narrator: Emma Spurgin Hussey

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 11/23/2017

Synopsis

One summer can change everything … Demi That’s until she meets Penwith. An outsider, like herself, Cal is persuaded to let Demi help him renovate his holiday resort, Kilhallon Park. Set above an idyllic Cornish cove, the once popular destination for tourists has now gone to rack and ruin. During the course of the Cornish summer, Demi makes new friends – and foes – as she helps the dashing and often infuriating Cal in his quest. Working side by side, the pair grow close, but Cal has complications in his past which make Demi wonder if he could ever truly be interested in her. Demi realises that she has finally found a place she can call home. But as the summer draws to a close, and Demi’s own reputation as an up and coming café owner starts to spread, she is faced with a tough decision … If you loved , don’t miss the next in the Penwith Trilogy, !

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on October 01, 2019

Demi is working as a waitress during her summer in Cornwall. It is a job and accommodation and better than what she had before when for a time she was living on the streets. But then things change rapidly. Demi is a feisty character, not afraid to say what she thinks. Her words and her actions get h......more

Goodreads review by Kim on May 08, 2016

I was completely lost in this story which combined all of my favourite things for a book. It is set in Cornwall which is a sure winner for me - and the descriptions made me want to be sat on a beach taking in the Cornish views and listening to the waves crashing on the shores. I loved the scene sett......more

Goodreads review by Gina on April 27, 2016

The premise of this story is lovely, but I didn’t connect as I’d hoped with the characters or the writing style. There are the promised echoes of Poldark, which I would have liked to see play out more strongly, and there are things mentioned in character pasts that aren’t mentioned again – possibly......more

Goodreads review by Pamela Boyle on October 29, 2018

Absolutely loved this book cannot wait to find out what happens ☺......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on April 29, 2016

4.5 Stars I'm gutted, I have to wait absolutely ages for the next book in this series and that I have come to an end of Summer at the Cornish Cafe. It is a delight to read, and is clearly the start of what promises to be a really special series. And yet surprisingly from the title of the book you may......more

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Praise for Katie Fforde

"Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!"

“An utterly glorious, escapist read from a one of the freshest voices to emerge in women's fiction today. I loved every gorgeous page.”

“A deliciously entertaining twist on the Poldark tale.”

“A glorious, tantalising taste of Cornwall, I could almost taste the salt of the sea air as I read it.”

“Made me want to run away to the Cornish coast immediately! Lovely, romantic summery escapism. Loved it!”

“You can't help but fall in love with the characters in this book. With its determined heroine and smouldering Poldark-alike this sweeping love story grips you and doesn't let go until the very last page.”

“Summer at the Cornish Cafe hooked me right from the start, I ended up reading it in a day as I couldn't put it down. The first book in a very long time that has made me just curl up with a cuppa and lose myself in the pages. If you love Cornwall, you'll love this book.”

“Phillipa Ashley is without doubt a very accomplished writer and the picture she paints of St Trenyan enthrals the reader and makes you want to book your own holiday to Kilhallon Park. The story expertly switches between the two lead character viewpoints giving you both sides of the story. The backgrounds of the characters are beautifully told as the story that brings them together unfolds. Add in some wonderfully eccentric locals, the perfect modern villain in Mawgan Cade and a special little dog called Mitch and you have yourself a terrific cast. Summer at the Cornish Cafe is a perfect summer read for the beach wherever you take your holiday but chances are if you read this first you’ll want to be heading to Cornwall!”

"Ashley's writing is deft, sexy, and full of humour."

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