Book #10 The Newcomer

The Newcomer by Fern Britton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My third book by Fern Britton and my thanks to HarperCollins publishers and NetGalley for this ARC of The Newcomer. When I have overindulged in thrillers and police procedurals this is my comfort zone. Fern loves Cornwall where she lives part of her time. I too love Cornwall. This time the locale is Pendruggan, a village full of wonderful characters who will soon make the acquaintance of Reverend Angela Whitehorn, her handsome husband Robert, daughter Faith and Angela's aunt Mamie Buchanan. The resident vicar, Simon Canter and his family, are off to Brazil for a year. Pendruggan will be Angela's first parish following her ordination. Vicar of Pendruggan. Vicar for a year. What can go wrong....?

The scene is set for another delicious family saga as Angela works to fit in with the locals, including the local battle-axe Audrey Tipton and her henpecked husband Geoffrey. And then there's Helen and Piran and the delightful Queenie, an elderly, no-nonsense woman who runs the village shop. She and Mamie become close friends and Mamie knows how to sort out Queenie's arthritis with a spliff or two!

So much goes on here. There is love, drama, suspicion and great sadness, but above all this charming tale is uplifting. A lot of fun to read, curled up under a duvet with a cup of hot chocolate.

Thank you Fern. You've done it again!

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Book #6/2018 Coming Home

Fern Britton Untitled 7 by Fern Britton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for this ebook.

Fern Britton is a very accomplished writer. Her love of Cornwall radiates from the pages. It is the perfect location for her stories. Pendruggan - a delightful Cornish village that harbours a secret. Adela, Sennen and Ella - three women deeply affected by events that occurred more than twenty years ago.

Sennen - a teenage mother who cannot cope with her two children. Runs away in a desperate attempt to locate the father and make a new life. Adela, the mother of Sennen, bereft at her daughter’s disappearance and Ella, the daughter of Sennen and her brother Harry are left to be brought up by their grandparents. When Ella’s grandmother dies Ella returns to Cornwall to start a new life always hopeful that her mother will return one day.

Will Sennen ever come back, has she created a new life for herself in some far flung location? You will have to read Coming Home to find out.

Beautifully written with heart wrenching moments, the story unfolds over the decades, with characters you will come to love - some more than others!

Thank you Fern for another entertaining read.

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