Overview: Katie lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England with her husband, some of her three children and many pets. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit. The writers she likes herself is also i
A Summer at Sea
β Scribed by Fforde, Katie
- Book ID
- 108990861
- Publisher
- Century
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Romance, humour and happy-ever-after endings. The deliciously romantic new novel from the No. 1οΏ½Sunday TimesοΏ½bestselling author ofοΏ½Recipe for Love, A French AffairοΏ½andThe Perfect Match.
**Emily is happy with her life just as it is.οΏ½**She has a career as a midwife that she loves. She enjoys living on her own as a single woman. But she also feels that it is time for a change and a spot of some sea air. So when her best friend Rebecca asks whether she'd like to spend the summer cooking on a 'puffer' boat just off the Scottish coast, she jumps at the chance. But she barely has time to get to grips with the galley before she finds herself with a lot on her plate.οΏ½
οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½ Rebecca is heavily pregnant and is thrilled to have her friend on board doing most of the work. Then there's Emily's competitive and jealous kitchen assistant who thinks she should be head-cook, not Emily.οΏ½
οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½ And there's Alasdair, the handsome local doctor who Emily is desperately trying not to notice. Because if she falls in love with him, as he appears to be falling for her, will she ever want her old life back again?
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Review
"It's a delightfully engaging read." Sunday Express
About the Author
KATIE FFORDE lives in the beautiful Cotswold countryside with her family, and is a true country girl at heart. Each of her books explores a different profession or background and her research has helped her bring these to life. She's been a porter in an auction house, tried her hand at pottery, refurbished furniture, delved behind the scenes of a dating website, and she's even been on a Ray Mears survival course. She loves being a writer; to her there isn't a more satisfying and pleasing thing to do. She particularly enjoys writing love stories. She believes falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories.οΏ½To find out more about Katie Fforde step into her world at www.katiefforde.com, visit her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @KatieFforde.οΏ½
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