Author:Jo Thomas
'Full of love and warmth, tears and laughter, another gorgeous book from Jo Thomas' Katie Fforde
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A dream home
Beca Valentino is ready to escape the city. When she sees the perfect house for sale in her hometown, it seems like fate. Is this her chance to build the foster family she dreams of, on the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast?
A big mistake?
Returning home isn't as easy as she thought, however. Her family's beloved ice cream café is gone - turned into a soulless wine bar by her hateful ex-boyfriend. Reconnecting with her oldest friend, fisherman Griff, isn't straightforward either. And when, instead of the children she expected to take in, two wary teenage boys appear on her doorstep, Beca fears she's made a terrible mistake.
A recipe for change
But an old family recipe book is just the inspiration she needs. Soon, with a little help from friends old and new, Beca is selling mouth-watering homemade gelato from a pop-up café on the beach.
Then disaster strikes. Will the Valentino family legacy be lost forever? Or can Beca create a new recipe for happiness?
Full of love and warmth, tears and laughter, another gorgeous book from Jo Thomas
—— Katie FfordeAnother winner from Jo Thomas, gorgeously evocative, happy-making and full of love!
—— Jill MansellThis story of friendship, family and community is guaranteed to lift your spirits.
—— Good HousekeepingDelicious and delightful - Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness
—— Veronica HenryThe ultimate seaside escape story
—— Woman and HomeA delicious and touching summery read in a beautiful setting that Jo's fans will simply adore
—— Phillipa AshleyWe love the way Jo's glorious novels always transport you to somewhere beautiful, and [Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe] is no exception . . . This touching novel, full of love and hope, is an uplifting summer read.
—— My WeeklyA warm-hearted treat
—— Best magazinePicking up a Jo Thomas book is a treat for the senses. With sumptuous food and a romantic outcome, Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe is another winner to satisfy your appetite this summer.
—— People's FriendAn uplifting, summery comfort read that will tug on your heartstrings and leave you with a big smile
—— Rebecca RaisinA feel-good story about finding your place in the community
—— Coast magazineThis warm-hearted, uplifting story is filled with happiness, summer sun and ice cream. It's the perfect holiday read.
—— Daily RecordThe perfect summer romance novel to give you butterflies, celebrating all things sunshine, the seaside and ice cream - yes please!
—— Chat magazineThe perfect summer read to pack in your suitcase
—— CandisA lovely, heart-warming read
—— CultureflyA perfect read for your holiday
—— That's Life!This is the ultimate summer seaside getaway read
—— WomanIrresistible comfort read
—— GlamourHonest and beautifully written
—— Woman & HomeNoble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love
—— ExpressA moving and warm-hearted story of friendship and love . . . Elizabeth Noble writes wonderfully real and relatable characters and then puts their lives under the microscope, weaving their stories with tenderness and humanity
—— Yours MagazineOther People's Husbands is a compelling, honest and uplifting tale which will have you hooked from first page to last
—— Lancashire Evening PostAn artful game of distortion... Clever handling
—— Anthony Quinn , Mail on SundayA curious piece of autobiographical fiction
—— David Sexton , Evening StandardA wisecracking thriller hightailing between love and betrayal, with serious counter-espionage credentials thrown in... This is ultimately a book about writing, wordplay and knowingness
—— Catherine Taylor , Sunday TelegraphNo contemporary novelist is more enthralled by what goes on inside the human skull than Ian McEwan... Sweet Tooth, which juxtaposes contrasting casts of mind, reminds you that, as well as intelligence, the intelligence service fascinates McEwan... Always excellent at conjuring up places and periods on the cusp of dramatic change... McEwan atmospherically resurrects the strife-ridden Britain of 1972 -73... Similarities and contrasts between the mentality and mind games of the secret service and those of the creative writer are increasingly brought to the fore. Doubling back and forth across genre boundaries, Sweet Tooth takes risks: narrative loiterings and twists whose purpose isn’t at first apparent, a payoff that is long delayed. But – ideally read more than once – this acute, witty novel is a winningly cunning addition to McEwan’s fictional surveys of intelligence
—— Peter Kemp , Sunday TimeMust read... Intrigue, love and mutual betrayal by a master of the art
—— The LadyThe great thing about McEwan is that, despite his success, he continues to work hard, producing ever more accessible and entertaining stories
—— Henry Sutton , Daily MirrorCarefully researched
—— John Scarlett , Daily TelegraphMcEwan, as always, presents an engaging narrator... The plot is fantastic... McEwan plays with the readers expectations, and surpasses them all with a fabulous ending that makes me itch to re-read this superb novel all over again. Sweet Tooth marks another triumph for a brilliant British author
—— Bookgeeks.co.ukA pleasing, tricksy beast with a subsumed sense of metatextuality likely to be pleasing to his fans
—— BookmunchAdroitly done...highly diverting
—— D.J. Taylor , Literary ReviewA triumphant shedding of genre limitations
—— Adam Mars-Jones , London Review of BooksThis most cunning of authors entertains and manipulates his readers. Sweet Tooth is a masterclass in the art of fiction
—— Paul Sidey , Book OxygenIan McEwan is getting better and better… Supremely tense, intellectually sharp, and honed as hell
—— William Leith , Evening StandardMcEwan’ssmoothly contrived thriller hightails between love and betrayal, with serious counter-espionage credentials thrown in
—— Sunday Telegraph SevenAn expertly crafted thriller written with a bucketload of suspense and wit
—— Hannah Britt , Daily ExpressAs richly textured as anything Ian McEwan has written
—— MaiBrilliantly cunning… It’s a story of love, betrayal and duplicity, with the most startling deception reserved for the final pages
—— Mail on Sunday (You)Playful, clever, knowing and full of stories
—— Absolutely ChelseaSupremely tense, intellectually sharp, and honed as hell
—— William Leith , ScotsmanBeyond virtuoso twists and turns, McEwan lays out the foreign landscape of 40 years ago – from smoky pubs to fuming punditry – with wry, affectionate panache
—— Boyd Tonkin , iTricksy, but satisfying
—— Justin Cartwright , ObserverThe sense of narrative purpose exerts its pull from the first
—— John Mullan , Guardian