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A Summer at Sea
Apr 20, 2025 12:35 AM

Author:Katie Fforde

A Summer at Sea

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‘Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ PEARCE

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Emily is happy with her life just as it is.

She loves her career as a midwife, and enjoys living on her own - but can't help but feel like it’s time for a change.

So when her best friend Rebecca asks whether she’d like to spend the summer cooking on a ‘puffer’ boat just off the Scottish coast, she jumps at the chance.

But it's far from easy. Rebecca is heavily pregnant and is thrilled to have her friend on board doing most of the work. Then there’s Emily’s competitive and jealous kitchen assistant, who thinks she should be head cook.

And there’s Alasdair, the handsome local doctor who Emily is desperately trying not to notice.

Because if she falls in love with him, as he appears to be falling for her, will she ever want her old life back again?

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The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work:

'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' RED

'Katie’s writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN

'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL

'Warm, brilliant and full of love' HEAT

'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES

'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER

'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream ... delightful' THE LADY

'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME

'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES

Reviews

It’s a delightfully engaging read.

—— Sunday Express

Warm, brilliant, and full of love, drop anchor and curl up with this.

—— Heat

A supremely engaging book from the doyenne of contemporary romance….it is Fforde’s characters that give this book its irresistible emotional pull…a thoroughly modern tale of love, career and family, perfect for a relaxing afternoon on the sofa.

—— The Lady

A lovely read.

—— South Wales Evening Post

If I had to choose the perfect writer to cheer me up on a shivery winter’s day I’d definitely go for Katie Fforde…

—— Emma Lee Potter blog

A lovely warm, escapist read

—— Choice Magazine

Engaging romance

—— Woman & Home

Katie Fforde is one of our favourite authors and A Summer at Seais an utterly charming and delightful book.
It’s an atmospheric and beautiful read, perfect for escapist reading over the weekend! We loved it!

—— Hot Brands Cool Places


The perfect holiday book… A really nice read

—— What the Red Head Said Blog

Lovely to read. It was the perfect holiday book

—— What the Redhead Said

Engaging characters, a stately home and a sweeping romance. This is delightful!

—— Katie Fforde

Clever, intriguing, chilling - and utterly impossible to put down

—— Grazia on When We Were Friends

Taut, compelling . . . a storming read

—— The Bookseller Books of the Year 2013 on One Step Too Far

One Step Too Far is a genius tale with a twist

—— Stylist

A whip-smart thriller that keeps you guessing right up until the final shocking twist

—— Mirror on One Step Too Far

Pitoniak maintains her keen eye for the universal insecurities facing her generation today, from romantic uncertainties and the relative benefits and downsides of hedge fund and nonprofit jobs to the emotional effort it requires to negotiate the predetermined facts of one's upbringing with the person one chooses to become

—— Harper's Bazaar

Pitoniak's debut focuses on that time of life that is at turns both exhilarating and terrifying: right after getting out of college, when you're forced to confront who you are and who you want to be, when you know life is just beginning, but you're also starting to feel like many of your options are fading away

—— Best New Books of 2017 , Nylon

Pitoniak's precise and incisive powers of observation gives us a book with startling grace notes

—— NPR.org

Anna Pitoniak's inspired debut centers on two recent college grads who move to New York City together during the 2008 recession and watch their relationship change drastically

—— Instyle

The One is one of a kind – and singularly good.

—— Barbara Copperthwaite

A fresh, compelling, psychological thriller that will keep you guessing!

—— Mandy Baggot

insanely brilliant

—— Gillian McAllister

pacy, thrilling and very original. The plot is fabulous

—— Askews Newsletter

A page-turning psychological thriller with a difference, this is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.

—— Irish Examiner
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