A Summer to Remember in Herring Bay by Angela Britnell #Review

 

I am delighted to be taking part in the celebrations for Angela Britnell's A Summer to Remember in Herring Bay.

Essy Havers is good at finding things. Her company specialises in helping clients track down anything, from missing china pieces to rare vintage clothing. But now Essy has something more important to find: herself.

Essy has always been curious about her mother’s secret past and her Cornish roots. So, when the opportunity arises, she hops on a plane in Tennessee and ends up in Herring Bay in Cornwall; the village where her mother grew up.

But once there, she’s mystified by the reactions of the villagers when they realise who she is. Was Essy’s decision to visit Cornwall a mistake, or will it lead to a summer she’ll never forget?

                                                                                       My Thoughts

I was delighted to discover that we are back in Cornwall for Angela Britnell's latest novel. This isn't the chocolate box version you usually visualise. It is a part of the county that has seen better days and is in need of some inspiration. I had the feeling when Essy appeared from Nashville, that she was going to shake the place up a bit. Returning to the place her mother was born, she finds the customs to be pretty foreign but soon meets some interesting characters, particularly Ruan. 

    Both Essy and Ruan seem to hide behind their armour of brightly coloured clothes. They present a front to the world to fight off intimacy. There are secrets from the past and unrequited relationships to sort out as well as some reappraisals of future lives. This is an uplifting story with a few surprises and a hopeful tone. 

In short: A delight to read

                                                                                About the Author

Angela grew up in Cornwall, England and returns frequently from

her new home in Nashville, Tennessee to visit family and friends, drink tea and eat far too many Cornish pasties!

A lifelong love of reading turned into a passion for writing contemporary romance and her novels are usually set in the many places she's visited or lived on her extensive travels. Thanks to over three decades of marriage to her wonderful American husband she's a huge fan of transatlantic romance and always makes sure her characters get their own happy-ever-after.

She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, the Romance Writers of America and the Music City Romance Writers. Her first novel ‘Truth and Consequence’ was published in 2006 and she’s now had over 30 novels published internationally and several short stories in women’s magazines. 

If you'd like to find out more of what Angela gets up to (Advance warning: this may include references to wine, dark chocolate, Poldark and the hunky Aidan Turner) check out
www.angelabritnellromance.com  or follow her on www.facebook.com/angelabritnell , www.twitter.com/angelabritnell and on Instagram as Angela Golley Britnell.

You can read my reviews of a couple of Angela's books here: Here Comes the Best man| Christmas at the Black Cherry Retreat 

 | One Summer in Little Penhaven | Christmas in Little Penhaven 

| New Year New Guy

Book links: Amazon UK

Thanks to Angela Britnell, Choc Lit and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Don't forget the rest of the tour!