Welcome back to St Aidan's and the world of the Little Cornish Kitchen. Jane Linfoot's Tea for Two at the Little Cornish Kitchen was published on January 30th by One More Chapter. You can read my review of The Little Cornish Kitchen here.
St Aidan: a cosy Cornish village where friendships are made
for life and it’s always cocktail hour somewhere…
The Little Cornish Kitchen is going on tour!
When internet sensation ‘Cressida Cupcake’ has a soggy
bottomed TV fiasco and faces bake-off backlash she jumps at the chance to spend
some time hiding out in St Aidan, dog sitting for her brother.
Picturesque Seaspray Cottage is meant to be Cressy Hobson’s
port in the storm but with her blog sponsors having fled and her book deal gone
sideways her funds are running low and she’s forced to turn to the locals for
help. Soon her quiet weeks in Cornwall are filled with chasing sheep, saving
the local retirement village, taking The Little Cornish Kitchen into people’s
homes for baking nights…and keeping vigilant guard against romance.
The one and only time Cressy lost her head to love was over
a decade ago while in St Aidan, and she won’t be making the same mistake again
– a feat easier said than done when Ross Bradbury looks even better a decade
on…and every step she takes seems to put him in her path!
My Thoughts
It's a delight to be back in St Aidan and to meet up again with so many of the characters who were part of The Little Cornish Kitchen. Cressy, who is at the centre of the story, is a refreshing character who always tries to be positive but who protects her feelings by staying away from contact with people if she can help it. In many ways she is hiding away at the beginning of the story. Of course, there are plenty of people in St Aidan's who want to bring her out of her shell. As you find out why she feels like this, you like her more and more. Having created a 'perfect' image for herself on social media, she has to learn to give up some of that control.
Ross is quite difficult to understand at first but as he slowly tells Cressy his story, he becomes much more sympathetic. and you see why the village loves him so. With a gorgeous setting, vivid characters and a few of life's lessons to be learnt, this is a great read. There is also a huge dollop of humour through the pets and some of the inhabitants of the village. The sense of community and respect across the generations is palpable.
In short: Loved it!
About the Author
Jane Linfoot is a best selling author, who lives in a
cottage, up the steepest hill in Derbyshire, with her family, their pets, and
an astonishing number of spiders. Although she loves seeing cow noses over the
garden wall, she’s happy she can walk to a supermarket. Jane grew up in North
Yorkshire where she spent a lot of her childhood avoiding horizontal gales
blowing off the sea, and wrote her first book by accident, while working as an
architect, and renovating country houses. While she loves to write feel good
books that let readers escape, she’s always surprised to hear her stories make
people laugh, admits to (occasionally) crying as she writes, and credits her
characters for creating their own story lines. Jane’s garden would be less
brambly if she wasn’t on Facebook and Twitter so often. On days when she wants
to be really scared, she rides a tandem. She has lots of Pinterest boards
relating to her novels.
Thanks to Jane Linfoot, One More Chapter and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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Thank you for reading Tea for Two at the Little Cornish Kitchen, it's so lovely of you to join in the tour. Thanks for writing a review that gives such a perfect feel of the book too, I'm thrilled you enjoyed spending time in St Aidan, and sharing the ups and downs of life with the characters. Sending lots of hugs, virtual cupcakes, and love your way, Jane xx
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