Little Beach Street Bakery Series

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1. Little Beach Street Bakery

   • Jenny Colgan

   • 480 pages
   • 17 hours of reading

   Polly Waterford is recovering from a toxic relationship. Unable to afford their flat, she has to move miles away from everyone, to a sleepy little seaside resort in Cornwall, where she lives alone above an abandoned shop. And so Polly takes out her frustrations on her favourite hobby: making bread. But what was previously a weekend diversion suddenly becomes far more important as she pours her emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, and each loaf becomes better and better. With nuts and seeds, olives and chorizo, with local honey (courtesy of local bee keeper, Huckle), and with reserves of determination and creativity Polly never knew she had, she bakes and bakes and bakes . . . And people start to hear about it. Sometimes, bread really is life . . . And Polly is about to reclaim hers.

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2. Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery

   • Jenny Colgan

   • 464 pages
   • 17 hours of reading

   In a charming Cornish town, summer brings change and warmth. Polly Waterford is in love with her seaside home, her bakery on Beach Street, and her boyfriend, Huckle. However, an unsettling breeze hints at challenges ahead. Selina, recently widowed, hopes to find solace in Mount Polbearne, but Polly harbors a secret that threatens her friend's healing. Meanwhile, Huckle's past responsibilities resurface, leading to his prolonged absences, leaving Polly to navigate her feelings of uncertainty. As she bakes and kneads, she senses an impending storm that could shatter her idyllic life. Readers praise the author for her compelling storytelling, vivid descriptions, and engaging characters. The book has been celebrated as a feel-good read, capturing the essence of romance and friendship against a picturesque backdrop. Fans appreciate the immersive experience, wishing the enchanting settings were real and feeling the emotions of the characters deeply. With a blend of warmth, humor, and relatable struggles, this story promises to resonate with anyone who has ever faced the complexities of love and loss.

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3. Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

   • Jenny Colgan

   • 384 pages
   • 14 hours of reading

   Welcome back to Mount Polbearne! The new book from Top Ten bestseller Jenny Colgan is full of festive joy, warmth and the best hot chocolate you can imagine... It's Christmas in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne - a time for family, friends and feasting. Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery. She's at her happiest when she's creating delicious treats and the festive season always inspires her to bake and knead something extra special for the village residents. In fact, the only thing she loves more than her bakery is curling up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Huckle. She's determined that this Christmas is going to be their best one yet, but life doesn't always work out as planned... When Polly's best friend Kerensa turns up with a secret that threatens the life Polly and Huckle have built together, the future begins to look uncertain. And then a face from Polly's past reappears and things become even more complicated. Polly can usually find solace in baking but she has a feeling that's not going to be enough this time. Can she get things back on track so that everyone has a merry Christmas?

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4. Sunrise by the Sea

   • Jenny Colgan

   • 368 pages
   • 13 hours of reading

   When she is given the opportunity to move to a remote tidal island off the Cornish Coast, Marisa Rossi decides some peace and quiet might be just what she needs. Since the death of her beloved grandfather back in Italy, she's been struggling to find a way out of her grief. Perhaps this will be the perfect place for her to recuperate. But Mount Polbearne is a far cry from the sleepy little place she was imagining. Between her noisy piano-teaching Russian neighbour and the hustle and bustle of a busy community, Marisa finds solitude is not so easy to come by. Especially when she finds herself somehow involved with a tiny local bakery desperately in need of some new zest to save it...

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