As an affiliate at retail sites, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. See my disclosure for more details.
Three Reasons You Should Read This Women’s Fiction:
- The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan is the perfect mix of contemporary fiction with enough of a love story to almost be considered a full romance.
- Mure is such an amazing community full of wonderful characters that I fell in love with.
- Flora’s family is a riot and you can feel their deep roots and love in an incredible way.
About The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Title: The Cafe by the Sea
Author: Jenny Colgan
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Years ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up — and she hasn’t looked back. What would she have done on Mure? It’s a place where everyone has known her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past. In bright, bustling London, she can be anonymous, ambitious… and hopelessly in love with her boss.
But when fate brings Flora back to the island, she’s suddenly swept once more into life with her brothers — all strapping, loud, and seemingly incapable of basic housework — and her father. Yet even amid the chaos of their reunion, Flora discovers a passion for cooking — and find herself restoring dusty little pink-fronted shop on the harbour: a cafĂ© by the sea.
But with the seasons changing, Flora must come to terms with past mistakes — and work out exactly where her future lies…
My review of Cafe by the Sea:
What starts as a story of a small-town girl who moves to the city and then comes home again, quickly became a much larger story about the island of Mure, its people, and the changes that are about to come. Mure is an island – very remote – and very set in its ways. Life has slowed down and fallen behind what most of us would consider modern, but Mure doesn’t really care. The people, for the most part, like it that way.
But change is on its way in the form of a rich American. And the small-town girl that’s just returned home – her job is to convince the island that this change is the best thing for everyone. To add a layer of romance, Flora is in love with her boss and is hoping this job will somehow bring them closer together. Her boss is a little different, and I enjoyed some of his unique outlooks on how things worked.
As Flora begins to settle in to life on the island, she discovers a new joy – the joy of sharing good food with friends and family. Her perspective begins to shift and her priorities realign. It was wonderful going on this journey with her and discovering what life on a remote island might really be like. Following the lives and the residents and watching as they go about their lives and adjust to times may not sound like the most exciting story – but it is far more than I expected and I loved every page.
Pick up your copy today!
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Apple
