Little Beach Street Bakery
Ratings11
Average rating3.8
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Ratings11
Average rating3.8
In the bestselling tradition of Jojo Moyes and Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's moving, funny, and unforgettable novel Little Beach Street Bakery tells the story of a heartbroken young woman who turns a new page in her life ... by becoming a baker in the town of Cornwall.
A quiet seaside resort. An abandoned shop. A small flat. This is what awaits Polly Waterford when she arrives at the Cornish coast, fleeing a ruined relationship.
To keep her mind off her troubles, Polly throws herself into her favorite hobby: making bread. But her relaxing weekend diversion quickly develops into a passion. As she pours her emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, each loaf becomes better than the last. Soon, Polly is working her magic with nuts and seeds, chocolate and sugar, and the local honey—courtesy of a handsome beekeeper. Packed with laughter and emotion, Little Beach Street Bakery is the story of how one woman discovered bright new life where she least expected—a heartwarming, mouthwatering modern-day Chocolat that has already become a massive international bestseller.
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Jenny Colgan has become something of a master at what she does, creating little community based books around fledgling business headed by young, love torn women searching for peace and happiness in their lives. We've had the Cupcake Cafe, Rosie Hopkins Sweetshop, a Paris Chocolatiers and now Polly with her Little Beach Street Bakery.
It is not the main heroine nor the possibility of romance which make Colgan's books so special, it is instead the surrounding cast of characters she brings to each book, building not just singular stories but ones which have strong atmosphere and a sense of real community and camaraderie.
In this novel we meet Polly, who facing bankruptcy with her boyfriend Chris decides to uproot herself to a tiny Cornish fishing village where she rents a rickety tumbledown old bakery. Before she knows it her bread is healing her wounds and integrating her into the little fishing community. With all the fishermen, her little puffin Neil and a strange American beekeeper called Huckle it's not long before I was completely hooked on this book.
The way in which Colgan wove in the stories about the dangers of fishing and the worries the families of those who risk their lives fishing face was lovely and gave another perspective to the story and mixing in the eccentric billionaire who lives nearby meant there was never a dull moment in this book.
I truly hope this is not the last we see of Polly, I hope her little bakery is given another novel in the same way as we've been allowed to revisit the Cupcake Cafe and Rosie Hopkins. I'd truly love to read more about Polly, her puffin, Mrs Manse and the little community Polly helped to build.
Once again, the title and cover suggested this would be a ridiculous puff of chick lit but despite some standard contemporary romance tropes, this book twisted each ever so slightly. Normally, the heroine, upon being forced to start over, acquires a rangy cat or stray dog. Not this book... it's something entirely different. And the “she starts a bakery” trope is turned on its ear as well.
I needed some light escapism and this provided it without making me think I was watching a hallmark movie. Sure there was a happy ending but there was some genuine angst in getting there.
так то типичный женский роман, но! в конце не героиня бросает свой дом и дело ради любви, а герой бросает свою высокооплачиваемую работу у переезжает к ней
