The Cafe by the Sea
A Novel
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Sarah Barron
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Jenny Colgan
About this listen
The beloved author of The Bookshop on the Corner returns with a sparkling, sunny, soulful new novel perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.
Years ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up - and she hasn't looked back. What would 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 café by the sea.
But with the seasons changing, Flora must come to terms with past mistakes - and work out exactly where her future lies....
Funny and heartfelt, The Café by the Sea is a delightful summertime novel that puts a modern twist on the classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers story.
©2017 Jenny Colgan (P)2017 ISIS Publishing LtdYou may also enjoy...
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- Linden
- 2022-08-16
Charming Story and Performance
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially because of Sarah Barron’s narration. Her handling of the accepts of extreme northern Scotland was enchanting. And she actually sang the songs in the text instead of reading the words! Very well done! I may listen to it again.
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- Amy
- 2022-12-04
Wonderful story
I’ve listened to this book twice and love it each time. Charming and great characters. I loved the next book in the series as much or more. Would love to see it made into a movie.
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- Robin Fisher
- 2024-09-11
spectacular
The story transports the reader to a different world. A place of simple life that I dare say many are longing for now at this time in history. It's a story about realizing we may already have everything we need in the place we start from as well as a hope that some of us are lucky enough to get back to it. It's a book about love, family, vulnerability, and things that truly bring us happiness. The narrator is magnificent, a woman who does all of the voices of women and men and all of the accents. She is amazing! And now I will start the number two novel in this series, partly so that I can continue to hear her. I highly recommend this book.
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- Katy
- 2019-05-11
entertaining and sweet story
This was a nice book and the narrator's voice is wonderful. I found the ending a bit rushed and unfinished, but really enjoyed the characters and lead up of this one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-07-28
So wonderful!
I’ve been addicted to Jenny Colgan books since reading The Christmas Bookshop last holiday season and continue to enjoy them! They are so heartwarming and make me dream of what it would be like to pick up and change my life by leaving the city life for a nice, smaller beach town and starting a business :)
The narration was wonderful also which makes a huge difference and makes it an enjoyable and engaging experience.
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- Roanne
- 2021-01-01
Wonderful story and beautiful narration
You know a book has been fantastic when you’re so in love with the characters that their happy ending makes you float through the hours after you’ve turned the last page. Mure will be in my dreams for a very long time. If only we could all find home ❤️
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- Marianne S Rose
- 2024-03-13
The awful accents
The narration was awful! I had to stop listening. I don’t know what the story was like
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