The charmingly English setting of a Cornish village brings
this modern tale to life as a woman restarts her career
and
fortunes in the LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY. Chris and
Polly
worked hard to launch a graphic design business in trendy
Plymouth, but when the economy collapsed, so did their
business. They have to face closing down and starting
again... with nothing but each other. This is too hard for
Chris, and he leaves.
Polly Waterford luckily has a good friend Kerensa, who
helps her see that people go through worse, and puts her
up
for a while. The only affordable flat Polly can find
within
reach of her family is on a near-island with a causeway to
the mainland. It's dingy but cheap, and she'd live over a
shop. Mount Polbearne is adorable to look at, but has no
café, just fishing boats and ruins. The flat needs serious
work but Polly is stubborn, and right now tranquillity is
what she needs. All she's bringing is her bed, her sofa
and her bread-maker.
I completely enjoyed Polly's adventures settling in to the
fading town, with a baby puffin to raise, an irate
landlady
who owns the miserable bakery and dislikes bread-making
incomers, but friendly fishermen and honey-sellers. Baking
and selling craft breads could get Polly thrown out of her
flat, but what else is she going to do, given the state of
the job market and an obvious demand for a quality
product?
The countryside is elegantly described, as is the
seascape,
creating a totally immersive book, with the scent of
baking
yeasty bread and cheep of the puffin by day and the flash
of the lighthouse by night. Swanky Americans and slow-
talking Cornish folk populate the story, with occasional
visits from chatty, opinionated, cheerful Kerensa.
If you've enjoyed Chocolat you will fall for Jenny
Colgan's
tale LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY and not only that, you
will
start baking your own bread. Polly endears herself to us
by
struggling, collapsing, starting again and still making
some mistakes. Nobody is perfect. She learns, she grows to
know who she is and what she loves. Let's all have as much
fun reinventing ourselves. We could do with the positive
outlook. Other women's fiction by Jenny Colgan includes
stories about sweetshops and cupcake sellers; clearly
she's
found a great theme.
In the bestselling tradition of Jojo Moyes and Jennifer
Weiner, Jenny Colgan's moving, funny, and unforgettable
novel tells the story of a heartbroken young woman who
turns
a new page in her life . . . by becoming a baker in the
town
of Cornwall
A quiet seaside resort. An abandoned shop. A small flat.
This is what awaits Polly Waterford when she arrives at
the
Cornish coast, fleeing a ruined relationship.
To keep her mind off her troubles, Polly throws herself
into
her favorite hobby: making bread. But her relaxing weekend
diversion quickly develops into a passion. As she pours
her
emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, each loaf
becomes better than the last. Soon, Polly is working her
magic with nuts and seeds, chocolate and sugar, and the
local honey—courtesy of a handsome beekeeper. Packed with
laughter and emotion, Little Beach Street Bakery is the
story of how one woman discovered bright new life where
she
least expected—a heartwarming, mouthwatering modern-day
Chocolat that has already become a massive international
bestseller.
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