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Review: A Perfect Cornish Summer

A Perfect Cornish Summer A Perfect Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Ten years ago, Porthmellow resident Sam Lovell and her friends came up with the idea of holding a food festival to attract tourists to their town. Over the years, the festival evolved and drew the attention of celebrity chefs. Despite running her own catering business Sam and her team always pull out the stops but this year at the last minute their celebrity chef pulls out and committee member Chloe steps in and books a replacement who knows the area. The replacement turns out to be Gabe Matthias who left Portmellow several years before he became a famous chef. What Chloe doesn’t know is that Sam and Gabe already know each other, and she has inadvertently stirred to pot – will it all work out or will it be a recipe for disaster?

I really loved this book and the characters were likeable and well written. The setting in Cornwall was fantastic especially as I read this on a rainy Sunday afternoon and I felt that I had been transported down to Doc Martin country, walking along the narrow streets to the sea front. I could smell the salt in the air and hear the food festival bunting fluttering on the breeze.

It was all so magical and really is a holiday within a book sleeve.

*I was given a free ARC in return for an honest and open review.


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