The Postcard

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When an opportunity comes Ella's way, she can't turn it down and finds herself living back in Cornwall.

One small criticism: as I was nearing the end of the book there were a lot of quite dramatic events – I was almost reading through my fingers!It’s billed as perfect summer reading but actually half the book takes place in winter and there was plenty snow to make me feel festive! The new witty and warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. It started off really good but then went a little flat and then the story with Penny’s sister Susie was a little silly for me and also predictable.

Fern Britton anchored the Pride of Britain Awards in 2002 and was one among the panellists on the satirical panel show, Have I Got News for You. The three of them are great additions to this fantastic fictional village and they constantly put a smile on my face. People are made of light and shade, and can have a darker side if they have had a troubled background, but Penny wants to give her family a better life than she had, and is essentially a good person.

I would love to get to know some of the other characters in more depth, or get to discover what eventually happened to some of the other threads in this book - such as the storylines about Ella and Henry, Adam and Kit etc. So if you like books set in gorgeous Cornish seaside villages full of life's ups and downs, drama, wonderful characters, a gauntlet of emotions and to top it all off some giggles thrown in, then The Postcard is a superb holiday read and definitely worth using up some of your precious luggage allowance on packing. Along with the main characters there is of course all the secondary ones and the lovely quirikness of village life that jumps off the page along with the setting and the scenery - what more could you want in a book? For years she’s kept her family secrets locked away in her heart, but they’ve been quietly eating away at her. For anyone who may not know (I have a lot of followers from overseas) Fern is a well known TV personality in the UK and this always comes through in my mind when I read her books.

Registered address: Unit 5, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom.However, the setting of 'The Postcard' didn't bother me this time as it wasn't the main focus of the storyline. I think all Mums will be able to identify with the feelings of overwhelming love for our newborns coupled with tears and feelings of unable to cope, whilst trying to present a composed front to the world. I whizzed through the book, eager to discover what would happen, but unfortunately felt like it fell at the last hurdle. But when her sister turns up to share the news that her mother has died at the same as her popular television programme is cancelled Penny struggles to cope. Penny used to be a tv producer with her own production company and live a glamorous life in London; of men, eating out, pampering herself, power lunches and flying all over the world on business and pleasure.