Today we have the first in a new series by Nicola May: Welcome to Ferry Lane Market. I loved her series set in Cockleberry Bay so this has been highly anticipated.
Although thirty-three-year-old Kara Moon loves her hometown
of Hartmouth in Cornwall, she has always wondered if she should have followed
her dream of going off to study floristry. But she couldn't bring herself to
abandon her emotionally delicate single father, and has worked on Ferry Lane
Market's flower stall ever since leaving school.
When her good-for-nothing boyfriend cheats on her and steals
her life savings, she finally dumps him and rents out her spare room as an
Airbnb. Gossip flies around the town as Kara welcomes a series of foreign
guests to her flat overlooking the estuary.
Then an anonymous postcard arrives, along with a plane
ticket to New York. And there begins the first of three trips of a lifetime,
during which she will learn important lessons about herself, her life and what
she wants from it - and perhaps find love along the way.
'Delightful and witty with a heroine you'll be rooting for .
. . joyful escapism' Milly Johnson
'Spirited, adventurous and full of heart!' Heidi Swain
My Thoughts
What a great start to a new series! The setting is delightful and slightly unusual with lots of potential. You immediately are introduced to a variety of characters and you can anticipate that each member of this close-knit community will have their own story to tell - you hope! The Moon family turn out to have a complicated dynamic and are at the centre of this first story. Kara is so likeable, with her own vulnerabilities but a heart of gold. She's at a stage of her life where she is ready for a change. Thank goodness you say, within seconds of meeting Jago. I enjoyed Kara's friendships with her nearest and dearest and there is plenty of humour to be found there!
Family is an intrinsic part of the story, as well as coming to terms with the past and moving on. There is warmth to be found in her conversations with her father and grandfather. Not a everything in the story is sweetness and light. There are some sad moments and others which will make you shake your head at the selfishness but the majority of the story is completely uplifting and positive.
In short: A great start to a new series!
About the Author
Nicola May writes 'chick lit with a kick' and is the
internationally bestselling author of eleven romantic comedies. All have
appeared in the Kindle bestseller charts. The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay
became the best-selling Kindle book in the UK across all genres in January 2019
and March 2020 respectively. It was also the second best-selling eBook of 2019
in the UK. Nicola's books have also been sold in many languages.
More praise for Nicola May!
'This book will twang your funny bone & your
heartstrings' - Milly Johnson
'A fun and flighty read' - Sun
'A funny and fast-paced romp - thoroughly enjoyable!' WOMAN
Magazine
'One of those books that I can't stop thinking about way
after I've read it! - Kim The Bookworm
'This book is so addictive that you will literally lose 3
hours of your life, and you won't care!' - Cara's Book Boudoir
Readers love Nicola May, too!
'A FABULOUS must-read' - 5 STARS
'An excellent book of friendship - with a little
wickedness!' - 5 STARS
'Good for the soul' - 5 STARS
'I loved it and devoured it in a matter of days' - 5 STARS
'A wonderful, feel-good novel with some grit thrown in' - 5
STARS
'Marvellous, beautiful and heart-warming' - 5 STARS
'Sea, sand and sex - a soppy delight' - 5 STARS
'A truly lovely book' - 5 STARS
'Fun and whimsy, plus a dog!' - 5 STARS
'Nicola May is a brilliant, relevant writer for today,
exposing today's issues with tenderness, and always demonstrating a warm,
human, heartfelt response' - 5 STARS
Thanks to Nicola May and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources
for a place on the tour and a copy of the book.
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