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A Cornish Summer

By: Catherine Alliott
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
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About this listen

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Cornish Summer, written by Catherine Alliott and read by Gemma Whelan.

Flora's been in love with her husband for twenty years.
The trouble is, he's been married to someone else for the past fifteen.

Now she's been invited to spend the summer in the shady lanes and sandy coves of Cornwall. It should be blissful.

There's just one small snag: she'll be staying with her former mother-in-law, Belinda.

And Flora discovers she's not the only one invited when her ex-husband shows up out of the blue, complete with his new wife. So now there are two small snags.

Can Flora spend the summer playing happy families with the woman who stole her husband's heart, and the mother-in-law who might have had a hand in it?

Or will stumbling on the family secret change her mind about them all?

'Oh how I enjoyed this! No one writes about Cornwall like Catherine. Yet another fabulous book, packed with glamour, delicious characters and myriad family complications!' Jill Mansell

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Critic reviews

Simply a delight: funny, intelligent and at times heart wrenching. It's full of such witty, entertaining characters, and best of all, it transported me away from real life into a Cornish holiday that I didn't want to leave. It's the perfect summer read
Oh how I enjoyed this! No one writes about Cornwall like Catherine. Yet another fabulous book, packed with glamour, delicious characters and myriad family complications! (Jill Mansell)
I LOVE it. Catherine's writing is so warm, funny and heartfelt and no matter what's going on in your own world, you can curl up in Catherine's and feel her warmth like summer sun
I've loved Catherine Alliott books since he first one. They're always a delight and this one's no exception
A wonderful story of family and love, secrets and sunshine. Catherine Alliott is on top form with this
A magical mix of wit, warmth and poignancy
Alliott is always an absolute joy to read
Another blissful read from Catherine Alliott
Evokes the perfect summer romance
The perfect summer romance
All stars
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Loved this book. Easy listen. Great characters and loved the narrator. Good book for holiday

Throughly enjoyable listen

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Thus far I have only listened two of this Author’s books and enjoyed them so much that I need to hear more. Her characters are so interesting and in my late 90’s I have met most of them. Please continue to write such absorbing novels.

Characterisation

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very much liked this book and very well read by Gemma Whelan. it made me smile and cry.

enjoyable novel

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After reading n many of the previous reviews I loved this story and enjoyed it

A cornish affair

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This Catherine Alliott seems to have been dealing with environmental issues, is she trying to do her bit to save the world? She seems to want to raise awareness around pollution of sea waters on the Cornish Coast with sewage, admirable though it may be, I found this unsavoury and not the escapism I've come to expect from her! That said, it was written with her usual skill and charm and given its content it's not too bad. Not great but not bad either, I usually re-listen to her books, not sure I will with this one.

Not what I was expecting

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