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Title: Summer at Shell Cottage
Author: Lucy Diamond
Narrator: Juanita McMahon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-04-15
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit
Publisher's Summary:
A seaside holiday at Shell Cottage in Devon has always been the perfect escape for the Tarrant family. But this year,everything has changed. Following her husband's recent death, Olivia is struggling to pick up the pieces.
Harriet's looking forward to a break with her lovely husband, Robert, and teenage daughter, Molly. But unknown to Harriet, Robert is hiding a secret - and so, for that matter, is Molly....
Members Reviews:
Nice summer holiday book
What did you like best about Summer at Shell Cottage? What did you like least?
I really didn't think I was going to listen to all of this as didn't really have any interest in any of the characters in the book initially, but the narrator's voice was lovely and I was in a holiday mode so carried on and I'm glad I did. It got a lot better in the second half and while it's not going on my 'wow' list I did enjoy it as a light summer book...
enjoyable listen across the generations
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, for easy and engaging listening
Who was your favorite character and why?
Gloria, the larger than life cleaner
Which scene did you most enjoy?
the skinny dipping
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Summer in Devon
Any additional comments?
Since I know the area where the cottage is supposed to be, some of the location details jarred with me - the post office and shop they went to in Ivybridge would be miles and miles away, since Ivybridge is nowhere near the coast. Also, since Olivia is portrayed as an elderly grandma, it was a shock to discover that she was only 59! I'm 47 and my partner is 51 and we both run half-marathons. We're not ready to be old yet, and at 59, neither should Olivia be.
Perfect holiday read
Loved the descriptions and plot, will be going for holiday in Devon in few week time. Would love to visit places described in the book.
Summer satisfaction
Review: this book is actually quite different from what i expected it to be. Now that isn't always a bad thing and as soon as i got a decent way through this fab novel, I forgot all about what I expected it to be and just enjoyed it for what it was. I really enjoyed this book, as I have every other Lucy Diamond book, and its a wonderful summer release because it just makes you feel like getting away from it all, somewhere for a few days in the UK, perhaps with family, perhaps not. If you can't however, this book will do the trick for you!
The characters in this book were a lot older than I expected them to be. Olivia, the main character and the matriarch of this novel, is a grandmother for instance and the other two main storylines in the book revolve around other mothers. This surprised me initially but overall., it brought the book together nicely and made sure that everything in the book came back to itself. I thought the various storylines running throughout the book were all equally entertaining. I was shocked by a few of the revelations and I particularly enjoyed the drama surrounding young Molly's storyline, that one made me gasp over my breakfast I can tell you!
I can't say i related particularly to Olivia's character, I enjoyed her storyline but I felt she was a little to successful for me to relate to. The two younger women in the novel, and the teenager in question, I got on with a lot more.
