The Summer That Changed Us
The uplifting and escapist read from the Sunday Times bestselling storyteller

Four and a half stars Merle Bay is a beautiful place that is a home for sea glass. Katie lives there after a teenage experience destroyed her self confidence and trust in others. Since inheriting her Aunt Jean’s lingerie shop, Auntie Smalls, Katie has loved helping women with the right underwear and......more

This was such a feel good, hopeful, summery read - I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading it. I’m definitely not the target audience and this isn’t my usual genre of book, but somehow it really worked for me. We have three very different women on very different journeys, and I had......more

This is a great women's fiction book, which I really enjoyed. The story is about three women, called Katie, Robyn and Grace, who are friends. We are shown how their friendship develops, while each of them cope with problems in their lives, and how they still have time to help others in their lives. I......more

Another light, easy read from Cathy Bramley, but also tackling contemporary issues in a sympathetic way. Bits were a little predictable but still one of her best. .......more

It was a nice change to read a story based predominantly around friendship. Some heavy hitting and real life topics but still light hearted at times. I did find it a bit too sickly sweet in places, especially the end. But it felt right that such strong female characters each got their happy ending.......more