Today we meet some familiar characters from the Studland Bay area at Chesil Beach with Della Galton's Sunrise over Pebble Bay. You can read my reviews of more of Della's books which are set around Studland Bay here: Sunshine over Bluebell Cliff | Moonlight over Studland Bay | Shooting Stars over Bluebell Cliff
All NEW - Escape to Dorset and the beautiful Chesil Beach
with bestselling author Della Galton.
Talented, yet relatively unknown actress and celebration
cake baker extraordinaire Olivia Lambert is running out of time.
Approaching forty, she’s yet to land the role that will
launch her television career and she’s desperate to be a mum.
Her new man, Phil Grimshaw from the Bluebell Cliff Hotel,
seems the perfect match, but seems to be in no rush to settle down.
Having ditched her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Tom
Boyd, when he backtracked about being a dad, Olivia dreads making the same
mistake again.
Rocked by confessions from both her sister Ruby and Tom,
Olivia knows it’s time to make some life changing decisions.
Then a terrifying incident off Chesil Beach changes the
course of her future and brings Olivia to question everything she values and
loves.
My Thoughts
It was lovely to revisit some of the characters from the Bluebell Cliff Hotel. Chesil Beach, known as Pebble Bay sounds stunning and you get a real feel for life on the coast. Olivia is at a difficult time in her life, approaching her forties and is desperate to be a mother. You get to see how this works out for her with some surprising twists along the way. She loves her family and can see clearly the effect her parents attitude towards her and her sister had on them as they were growing up. Her relationship with her aunt is so close and there are some moments to make you smile there.
You can see different models of parenthood in several of the characters in the story. Phil and Olivia's relationship is close and affectionate but there are some secrets there which threaten their future as a couple. Set against Olivia's anguish are some lovely light moments. I loved all the cake making and Phil's on-going 'feud' with Mr B does raise a smile. Gorgeous scenery and some vivid characters- what's not to like?
In short: romance with an edge
About the Author
Della Galton is the author of 15 books, including Ice and a
Slice. She writes short stories, teaches writing groups and is Agony Aunt for
Writers Forum Magazine. She lives in Dorset. Della launched her new fiction
series set around The Bluebell Cliff Hotel with Boldwood in April 2020.
Thanks to Della Galton, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Look out for the rest of the tour!
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