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A Perfect Cornish Summer

By: Phillipa Ashley
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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About this listen

Escape to Cornwall with this gorgeous new series from Phillipa Ashley – perfect for fans of Nicola May and Holly Martin.

Summer is on the horizon and the people of Porthmellow are eagerly awaiting the annual food festival. At least, most of them are....

For Sam Lovell, organising the summer festival in her hometown is one of the highlights of her year. It’s not always smooth sailing, but she loves to see Porthmellow’s harbour packed with happy visitors and being on the committee has provided a much-needed distraction from the drama in her family life (and the distinct lack of it in her love life). When their star guest pulls out with only a few weeks to go, everyone’s delighted when a London chef who grew up locally steps in at the last minute. But Gabe Matthias is the last person Sam was expecting to see and his return to Porthmellow will change her quiet coastal life for ever.

If you loved A Perfect Cornish Summer, don’t miss A Perfect Cornish Christmas and A Perfect Cornish Escape!

©2019 Phillipa Ashley (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy

Critic Reviews

"Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday [listen]." (Katie Fforde)

"Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!"(Jill Mansell)

"A delicious festive treat with as many twists and turns as a Cornish country lane." (Jules Wake)
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Im reveling in that west country accent and reliving many a happy holiday spent in Cornwall. The narrator was perfect and did a splendid job ! The story was so believable but kept you guessing all the way. it would be nice to see a sequel !! Thankyou !!

Loved every Cornish moment !!

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This is an easy read for a warm summers day. However, parts dragged and other parts we repetitive!
Narration was brilliant!

A little long winded

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Loved it
Narrator was great and really brought the characters to life - great listen

Lovely story to while away a weekend

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I tried so hard to to get into this book, on several occasions, but it was so boring and so overladen with details that the story just became a bogged down. The only part I think may have gotten good, was Chloe, but I couldn't stand to listen anymore. I usually love a book with details but this was just over the top. not a single sentence was written that wasn't over explained for 10 minutes. too much.

how boring it is

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I got the book expecting an easy and uplifting listen, but the story goes around very repetitive feeling and thoughts, and a bit too lovey-dovey for my taste. It got boring very quickly...

On the positive side, the narrator is great!

Repetitive emotions and thoughts

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