Flora swore she would never go back home to Mure, the little
Scottish island where she grew up. Instead, she settled in
London, working and enjoys the life there. Well, enjoy is a
bit far-fetched, but she has a great friend, Kai, at work
and a crush on her boss, Joel. However, he is definitely out
of her league. Then, she has to go back, thanks to a
millionaire with big plans for the island. So, now she has
to face her past, her father, and the brothers she left
behind. And, who knows, going back home may turn her life
around.
THE CAFÉ BY THE SEA was just as good as all the previous
Jenny Colgan books I have read. She really has a knack for
creating wonderful characters that come to life and reading
her books feel like an antidote to sadness. I think it's her
way of creating characters that are lost, but finds
happiness in the small things in life. In small communities,
perhaps working in a little bakery, or a book bus or like in
this book, with a café by the sea. Plus, all the food, this
book really made me crave some cheese. Also, the wonderful
Scottish milieu that Colgan so beautifully describes. I
really loved the little island of Mure, and if it not had
been an imaginary island would I have loved to travel there.
Colgan is a marvelous writer when it comes to writing humor
and also, I love her way of writing romance. There I said
it. I really like everything Colgan's books, even the
romantic plots, even when it's a triangle drama. I mean
Flora's crush on her boss should have had me annoyed, but
it's cute, especially when she starts to get to know Joel.
Furthermore, Joel never feels like a wooden character,
instead, his persona, the walls he has put up to protect
himself just made him feel more human. And, it was a great
joy to see how they opened up to each other.
THE CAFÉ BY THE SEA is a great book with a wonderful mix of
humor, romance, but also sadness. We learn why Flora left
the island and we also learn more about Joel's tragic past.
I think all these elements brought together is what made the
book so great. Through the book, we get to know Flora, her
family, and Joel and it's such a wonderful story that it was
with both sadness and pleasure that I read the last page.
The beloved author of The Bookshop on the
Corner returns with a sparkling, sunny, soulful new
novel perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.
Years ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she
grew up -- and she hasn't looked back. What would have
done on Mure? It's a place where everyone has known
her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past.
In bright, bustling London, she can be anonymous,
ambitious... and hopeleslly in love with her boss.
But when fate brings Flora back to the island, she's
suddenly swept once more into life with her brothers -- all
strapping, loud, and seemingly incapable of basic housework
-- and her father. Yet even amid the chaos of their reunion,
Flora discovers a passion for cooking -- and find herself
restoring dusty little pink-fronted shop on the harbour: a
café by the sea.
But with the seasons changing, Flora must come to terms with
past mistakes -- and work out exactly where her future lies...
Funny and heartfelt, The Café by the Sea is
a delightful summertime novel that puts a modern twist on
the classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
story.
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