This is a lovely escapist read, complete with Devon seaside setting, good quality gin and puppies. With Jennifer the feisty heroine shortly to turn 50 it could be described as chick lit for the menopausal.
There is a varied cast of quirky and lovable characters (and a hissable villain) none of whom are explored too deeply, and the small seaside town feel is brought out well. The only slightly jarring note for me is the mild swearing sprinkled throughout.
Jennifer and some of the other characters have had some bad times to contend with but you can relax into this book knowing that nothing too terrible is going to happen in the course of the narrative. In fact things turn around with all the elements falling into place in a way that seems simply too good to be true, though it makes for a wonderfully enjoyable story.
There is a varied cast of quirky and lovable characters (and a hissable villain) none of whom are explored too deeply, and the small seaside town feel is brought out well. The only slightly jarring note for me is the mild swearing sprinkled throughout.
Jennifer and some of the other characters have had some bad times to contend with but you can relax into this book knowing that nothing too terrible is going to happen in the course of the narrative. In fact things turn around with all the elements falling into place in a way that seems simply too good to be true, though it makes for a wonderfully enjoyable story.