A Day at the Beach Hut: Stories and Recipes Inspired by Seaside Life
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Summary
Escape to the coast with this delicious collection of short stories and beach-hut inspired recipes from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry - the perfect summer treat！
On a shimmering summer's day on the coast， the waves are calling， the picnic basket is packed， and change is in the air。。。
A family enjoy their last holiday at a much-loved beach hut。 The tide brings in an old face - and a new temptation - while a writer's retreat is shaken up by a surprise arrival。 The simple pleasures of the seaside compete with the Instagram dream， a couple's future is turned upside down， and a celebratory evening takes a stormy turn。 And as the sun sets， an unexpected romance is simmering。。。
From a windswept breakfast while the surf's up， to a romantic seafood dinner under the stars，
enjoy a little taste of the seaside - wherever you are。
This uplifting collection of eight original short stories and over fifty delicious recipes will transport you to the golden sands of Everdene for a perfect day at the beach hut。
Your favourite authors love to escape with Veronica Henry's feel-good stories！
'As uplifting as summer sunshine' - Sarah Morgan
'A delicious treat of a book' - Milly Johnson
'An utter delight' - Jill Mansell
'Truly blissful escapism' - Lucy Diamond
'A heartwarming story combined with Veronica's sublime writing' - Cathy Bramley
On a shimmering summer's day on the coast， the waves are calling， the picnic basket is packed， and change is in the air。。。
A family enjoy their last holiday at a much-loved beach hut。 The tide brings in an old face - and a new temptation - while a writer's retreat is shaken up by a surprise arrival。 The simple pleasures of the seaside compete with the Instagram dream， a couple's future is turned upside down， and a celebratory evening takes a stormy turn。 And as the sun sets， an unexpected romance is simmering。。。
From a windswept breakfast while the surf's up， to a romantic seafood dinner under the stars，
enjoy a little taste of the seaside - wherever you are。
This uplifting collection of eight original short stories and over fifty delicious recipes will transport you to the golden sands of Everdene for a perfect day at the beach hut。
Your favourite authors love to escape with Veronica Henry's feel-good stories！
'As uplifting as summer sunshine' - Sarah Morgan
'A delicious treat of a book' - Milly Johnson
'An utter delight' - Jill Mansell
'Truly blissful escapism' - Lucy Diamond
'A heartwarming story combined with Veronica's sublime writing' - Cathy Bramley
Reviews
Filomena Mourinho
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Reading Veronica Henry's stories is always such a pleasant experience。 I am currently on holiday - not at the beat， unfortunately - and reading these short stories， intertwined with delicious recipes and reading and listening suggestions is something I was really in need of。 In these stories， we reconnect with characters from some of the other stories Veronica has shared before and it's such a great surprise to meet them again！ A joy to read， really！ Reading Veronica Henry's stories is always such a pleasant experience。 I am currently on holiday - not at the beat， unfortunately - and reading these short stories， intertwined with delicious recipes and reading and listening suggestions is something I was really in need of。 In these stories， we reconnect with characters from some of the other stories Veronica has shared before and it's such a great surprise to meet them again！ A joy to read， really！ 。。。more
Janice
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A strange book， partly a collection of related short stories which I enjoyed， and partly a recipe book which didn't really need reading。 I wanted more to read。 The recipes were too expensive for me to try。 A strange book， partly a collection of related short stories which I enjoyed， and partly a recipe book which didn't really need reading。 I wanted more to read。 The recipes were too expensive for me to try。 。。。more
Charlotte Hicks
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A lovely collection of short stories。 Now to try the recipes！
Yvonne Morgan
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Just Fabulous。。。。totally recommend 👌
Tracy Elphick
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Loved itLove all the Beach Hut series and hope for many more to come in the future。。。 My only problem with this book is as I read my books on a kindle， I would rather have the recipes at the end of the book， other than that it's fantastic and I want more xxxx Loved itLove all the Beach Hut series and hope for many more to come in the future。。。 My only problem with this book is as I read my books on a kindle， I would rather have the recipes at the end of the book， other than that it's fantastic and I want more xxxx 。。。more
Sarah Jane Coulthard
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Synopsis:- Step onto the golden sands of the Devon coast with this uplifting collection of stories and over fifty recipes - the perfect way to spend the day at the beach hut， wherever you are。 On a shimmering summer’s day，the waves are calling， the picnic basket is packed and change is in the air。 It’s just the start of an eventful day for a cast of holidaymakers: over one day， sparks will fly，the tide will bring in old faces and new temptations， a proposal is planned， and an unexpected romance Synopsis:- Step onto the golden sands of the Devon coast with this uplifting collection of stories and over fifty recipes - the perfect way to spend the day at the beach hut， wherever you are。 On a shimmering summer’s day，the waves are calling， the picnic basket is packed and change is in the air。 It’s just the start of an eventful day for a cast of holidaymakers: over one day， sparks will fly，the tide will bring in old faces and new temptations， a proposal is planned， and an unexpected romance simmers…。Escape into a world of sunshine，salty breezes and heart- warming stories， and enjoy recipes from Veronica Henry’s own kitchen from sunrise to sunset。I bought this book because I absolutely love Veronica Henry’s books， so typically I had to indulge。 I was a little disappointed with this one， but only because the stories were so short and I was longing for more， when I’ve read on however I was pleased to be able to find that we meet some old characters from past books and see them as they are now and the stories interlock also。 A day at the beach hut made me long for the warm summer days where there’s nothing to do but go and spend the day at the coast， we live 20 minutes away from the coast and very much take that fact for granted。 The recipes that are written throughout the book， have my mouth watering at the thought of such delicious offerings， so anyone that enjoys cooking， this is definitely the book for you。 。。。more
Petra Quelch
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Gorgeous， tantalising， fresh and so summery。 Loved the selection of short stories and the mouth-watering recipes。
Kim
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This was a wonderful trip back to the Beach huts， revisiting characters over the course of a day。 There are decisions to be made， life choices to consider and just general joy being by the coast。 Recipes are threaded throughout the book and I must buy a paperback copy for my bookshelves so that I can look through them all again。This is a collection of short catch ups with everyone and can be read as a standalone。 It also contains lists of summer essentials to catch up on， movies， song playlists， This was a wonderful trip back to the Beach huts， revisiting characters over the course of a day。 There are decisions to be made， life choices to consider and just general joy being by the coast。 Recipes are threaded throughout the book and I must buy a paperback copy for my bookshelves so that I can look through them all again。This is a collection of short catch ups with everyone and can be read as a standalone。 It also contains lists of summer essentials to catch up on， movies， song playlists， board games etc 。。。more
Dale
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Great escape to the beach
Elin
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I liked that this book was very easy to read with short stories that were independent but also intertwined。 The recipes were great but I mostly skipped over them 。
Val
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I've read one of the beach hut book series based at Everdene before and several others by Veronica Henry and have enjoyed all so far and this was no exception。 I will definitely read more。 I believe all are based on different people so can be read in any order as stand alone books。 This was a little different however as is a collection of short stories and recipes。 I really enjoyed each of the short stories and the way they were interwoven with a mix of recipes and chat from the author， giving y I've read one of the beach hut book series based at Everdene before and several others by Veronica Henry and have enjoyed all so far and this was no exception。 I will definitely read more。 I believe all are based on different people so can be read in any order as stand alone books。 This was a little different however as is a collection of short stories and recipes。 I really enjoyed each of the short stories and the way they were interwoven with a mix of recipes and chat from the author， giving you a little insight into her life， was really interesting。 I would definitely buy this book to read the short stories， but not if I wanted a recipe book， （although some sound delicious） I think pictures of the dishes should be included if this is to be a sales point。 and it is a very quick read， but very enjoyable read。 Thanks to Orion Publishing group for the opportunity to read this book。Thanks to Orion Publishing group for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Elizabeth Dewfall
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I don’t normally enjoy short stories but did these especially how it was all wrapped up at the end
Sue Burton
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Nice feel good read
Ruth Haigh
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This was a little different from what I normally read。 It was a cross between a diary/journal ， a cookbook and a series of short stories。 As the short stories kind of follow on from one another it is best to read them in order。 The recipes range from quite easy to quite complicated and are tied into the story and diary/journal entry。 For example breakfast recipes follow after a journal/diary entry and a short story with a breakfast theme。All the short stories have a feel good factor and if you h This was a little different from what I normally read。 It was a cross between a diary/journal ， a cookbook and a series of short stories。 As the short stories kind of follow on from one another it is best to read them in order。 The recipes range from quite easy to quite complicated and are tied into the story and diary/journal entry。 For example breakfast recipes follow after a journal/diary entry and a short story with a breakfast theme。All the short stories have a feel good factor and if you have read and enjoyed any of the beach hut series I think you will enjoy these。 。。。more
Hannah Symonds
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I am a big fan of Veronica's books so couldn't wait to delve into this one。 It is a little different but no less just as good。 There are eight short stories all involving the beach， there are also some wonderful beach inspired recipes that made my mouth water just reading them。 I am definitely going to be making some very soon。 This book is a perfect pick me up that I feel that every beach hut should have。 It made me crave being near the sea and eating fish and chips from the wrapper huddled up I am a big fan of Veronica's books so couldn't wait to delve into this one。 It is a little different but no less just as good。 There are eight short stories all involving the beach， there are also some wonderful beach inspired recipes that made my mouth water just reading them。 I am definitely going to be making some very soon。 This book is a perfect pick me up that I feel that every beach hut should have。 It made me crave being near the sea and eating fish and chips from the wrapper huddled up in a beach hut。 I would love to see more books like this as it is a rare treat to read something like this。 。。。more
Emma
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 The Costal setting of Everdene is the same location of Veronica Henry's Beach Hut series。 This is a standalone book and you don't need to gave read the other books to enjoy this one。This book is made up of short stories which all revolve around the Beach Huts。 In between the stories are recipes， some feature in the book， other recipes are ones that you could eat as picnic food， or an easy meal。If you have read the previous books then you will recognise some of I really enjoyed reading this book。 The Costal setting of Everdene is the same location of Veronica Henry's Beach Hut series。 This is a standalone book and you don't need to gave read the other books to enjoy this one。This book is made up of short stories which all revolve around the Beach Huts。 In between the stories are recipes， some feature in the book， other recipes are ones that you could eat as picnic food， or an easy meal。If you have read the previous books then you will recognise some of the characters as they feature in some of these stories。 There are a lot of new and varied characters and they all have different reasons for visiting the Beach Huts。This is a lovely easy Holiday read， heartwarming and uplifting。 I love the setting and I really want to have a beach hut just like the ones in the book。I liked addition of the recipes and I will definitely try some of them。I really hope that there are more books that are set in the Beach Huts， they are such excellent stories。Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC。 。。。more
Karen Kingston
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Veronica Henry has a new book being published on June 10th in the UK。 Instead of a fiction novel， this book is a mix of short stories set in Everdene （the setting for the previous Beach Hut books） and delicious sounding recipes。 The short stories were lovely and I enjoyed how they linked to previous books and to each other。 In addition to the short stories and recipes， Veronica shares ideas for summer holiday board games， books， films etcI have only seen a digital proof copy but I’m looking forw Veronica Henry has a new book being published on June 10th in the UK。 Instead of a fiction novel， this book is a mix of short stories set in Everdene （the setting for the previous Beach Hut books） and delicious sounding recipes。 The short stories were lovely and I enjoyed how they linked to previous books and to each other。 In addition to the short stories and recipes， Veronica shares ideas for summer holiday board games， books， films etcI have only seen a digital proof copy but I’m looking forward to having my own paperback copy after publication day so that I can use Post-It notes to label the recipes I want to try （there are quite a few on my list）。 。。。more
Jennyh
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Loved these short stories。 Loved the recipes。 Loved the little chats between chapters。Be aware that this is a short collection， but if like me， you love the Beach Hut series， it is a great little read。。Each chapter is dedicated to a meal: breakfast， picnic food ， treats and snacks for example。 Each meal has a story based around Everdene Sands Beach huts and a stack of recipes to try at home。。 My favourite being Ginger scones， a twist on the traditional。 This was like returning to an old friend o Loved these short stories。 Loved the recipes。 Loved the little chats between chapters。Be aware that this is a short collection， but if like me， you love the Beach Hut series， it is a great little read。。Each chapter is dedicated to a meal: breakfast， picnic food ， treats and snacks for example。 Each meal has a story based around Everdene Sands Beach huts and a stack of recipes to try at home。。 My favourite being Ginger scones， a twist on the traditional。 This was like returning to an old friend or recurring holiday destination and finding some things had changed， but it still felt good。 。。。more
Claire
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A Day at the Beach Hut is a lovely collection of short stories centred around the beach huts in Everdene。 The stories are well written with some endearing characters that make you feel all warm and cosy inside。 Alongside these are a collection of delicious sounding recipes。 Thank you to NetGalley， Orion and the author for the chance to review。
Laura Taylor
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This was a delightful little read， and would be the perfect addition to any beach bag！ （Or fireside table， the way our lovely British weather has been thus far in May！）I really enjoyed the way that Veronica Henry interspersed her short stories with recipes and real life anecdotes about her own family， and the way these characters' lives were interwoven at the end。 I particularly thought the way she wrote about The Influencer and her Insta life was quite poignant and hope that it impacts others i This was a delightful little read， and would be the perfect addition to any beach bag！ （Or fireside table， the way our lovely British weather has been thus far in May！）I really enjoyed the way that Veronica Henry interspersed her short stories with recipes and real life anecdotes about her own family， and the way these characters' lives were interwoven at the end。 I particularly thought the way she wrote about The Influencer and her Insta life was quite poignant and hope that it impacts others in the way that made me thought about how I portray my life and kids on social media！Made me crave all those sea side treats and long for lazy summer days at the beach， munching on fish and chips and ice cream， heading back to the cabin for sundowners and making smores by the campfire。 Thanks to the the author， the publisher and Netgalley for providing a slice of summer sunshine in book form in exchange for an honest review :） 。。。more
Claire Mc Partlin
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An enjoyable quick read。This book has a LOT of recipes， with very short stories interspersed。 I'm not really a cook so skipped over the recipes， but I loved the short stories set around the Everdene beach huts， as the previous books in this series。I just wish there had been more of the short stories and not so many recipes and anecdotes。 I did like the way the short stories all linked together by the end though， very satisfying！ I would have loved a full book about most of the characters， bu An enjoyable quick read。This book has a LOT of recipes， with very short stories interspersed。 I'm not really a cook so skipped over the recipes， but I loved the short stories set around the Everdene beach huts， as the previous books in this series。I just wish there had been more of the short stories and not so many recipes and anecdotes。 I did like the way the short stories all linked together by the end though， very satisfying！ I would have loved a full book about most of the characters， but especially Caroline and Radar。A very summer-feeling， easy-reading， book。 。。。more
Kathy Simmonds
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My thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book， in return for an honest review。Take several people visiting Everdene’s beach huts and a cache of mouth-watering recipes， throw in a “beach holiday” booklist and summer sound track， and you have the perfect summer read。 Veronica Henry has honed her craft and the characters visiting Everdene’s dunes， to perfection。 One does not necessarily have to have read all the previous “beach hut” series， to enjoy this glimpse into b My thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book， in return for an honest review。Take several people visiting Everdene’s beach huts and a cache of mouth-watering recipes， throw in a “beach holiday” booklist and summer sound track， and you have the perfect summer read。 Veronica Henry has honed her craft and the characters visiting Everdene’s dunes， to perfection。 One does not necessarily have to have read all the previous “beach hut” series， to enjoy this glimpse into beach hut life。 Each short story features a different character， many of whom will be familiar to fans of the beach hut series。 Each short story is accompanied by recipes for the reader to try。 I really enjoyed this book。 Especially as I enjoy cooking as well as reading。 I cannot wait to try some of the featured recipes。 。。。more
Ann Black
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I love Veronica Henry， and read all her books to date。 And while this was as lovely as usual from her I found I missed having a “full” story， these short stories had Veronicas usual beautifully descriptive wording and her characters are always lovely to read about， we even met a character from The Beach Hut Next Door novel， Jenna， the ice cream girl so it was lovely to hear how she has got on but I’m not much a a good cook so the recipes wernt for me， I still enjoyed meeting the new characters h I love Veronica Henry， and read all her books to date。 And while this was as lovely as usual from her I found I missed having a “full” story， these short stories had Veronicas usual beautifully descriptive wording and her characters are always lovely to read about， we even met a character from The Beach Hut Next Door novel， Jenna， the ice cream girl so it was lovely to hear how she has got on but I’m not much a a good cook so the recipes wernt for me， I still enjoyed meeting the new characters however and look forward to meeting them again in a novel in the future。 Many thanks to Netgalley and Orion for the advance copy for my unbiased reveiw。 。。。more
Joan
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Golden sands， shimmering seascapes， musical murmurs as the tides roll in and out， playfully painted beach huts and now a novel released this June just in time to guide you through your impending summer holiday。 You will be bound to feel relaxed and raring to set off for your staycation summer vacation to replenish you。 Whether you are glamping， camping， caravanning， relaxing in a beautiful B & B or going to a plush hotel with en suite facilities and a super spa， this novel will be invaluable to Golden sands， shimmering seascapes， musical murmurs as the tides roll in and out， playfully painted beach huts and now a novel released this June just in time to guide you through your impending summer holiday。 You will be bound to feel relaxed and raring to set off for your staycation summer vacation to replenish you。 Whether you are glamping， camping， caravanning， relaxing in a beautiful B & B or going to a plush hotel with en suite facilities and a super spa， this novel will be invaluable to cater for any occasion and fill you with inspiration。 There is everything， every little tip to make your holiday the best yet， even if you cannot go abroad。 These are extraordinary times and sacrifices need to be made to keep us all safe。 This is a gem of a book with suggestions for every occasion。 Thankyou NetGalley and publishers Orion for my copy of these short stories sent in return for an honest review。 I felt uplifted and enthusiastic when I had finished reading it。 It lifted my trodden down spirit and injected me not with Pfizer， but with optimism and ideas for my first staycation holiday。 I feel enthusiastic。 This author is highly talented and well respected。 Her vivid stories and exciting plans for her subject matter never disappoint。There are eight beautifully told， brand new heart-warming short stories based on super seaside holidays that can also fit in well for countryside venues。 But if that is not enough for you， there are scores of tempting recipes， over 50 of them， to suit every occasion from beautiful breakfasts， to snacking attacks and tantalising treats， perfect picnics， super seafood ideas， visits to the ice cream van or the seashore cafe， fantastic family favourites， racy romantic main courses， naughty nightcaps and corking cocktails to finish off your delightful day。There are even suggestions if you are staying put and watching marvellous movies or listening to perfect playlists to put you in the holiday mood or even great games to keep you amused。 The list goes on and on。 You will be ready for anything and determined to get the most out of your long awaited holiday。 It has been a grim twelve months of lockdown， social distancing， sacrifices being made and everyone deserves a holiday to refresh themselves to make ready for whatever else may come our way later on when the seasons change and once again the cooler weather enlivens the cruel Covid19 virus。So get your copy of this gem of a book。 Read it and make your plans to keep your family safe while having a rip-roaring holiday。 The small children will love making sandcastles and paddling in the warm dips in the sand; the teens will want to play seaside games and swim and you can relax and enjoy yourself， leaving behind your unpleasant memories and creating new memories to get you through the next year。 。。。more
Jeanie
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NetGalleyMember ReviewCover Image: A Day at the Beach HutA Day at the Beach Hutby Veronica HenryPub Date: 10 Jun 2021Review byjeanie m， ReviewerLast updated on 25 Apr 2021My RecommendationWith grateful thanks to netgalley and Veronica Henry for an arc in return for an honest opinion Having read most of this ladys books over the years I've never been disappointed and this new book is no exception it really is a "FULL-THROTTLE TRUMPET-TOOTING EXTRAVAGANZA"。 An outstandingly beautiful array of fabt NetGalleyMember ReviewCover Image: A Day at the Beach HutA Day at the Beach Hutby Veronica HenryPub Date: 10 Jun 2021Review byjeanie m， ReviewerLast updated on 25 Apr 2021My RecommendationWith grateful thanks to netgalley and Veronica Henry for an arc in return for an honest opinion Having read most of this ladys books over the years I've never been disappointed and this new book is no exception it really is a "FULL-THROTTLE TRUMPET-TOOTING EXTRAVAGANZA"。 An outstandingly beautiful array of fabtastic mouthwatering recipes and related short stories to wet our whistles， what a fabulous idea to entertwinie the two together。 Absolutely ❤ loved this gorgeous book and can highly recommend A DEFINITE 5⭐+Don't forget！ Come back to your Review on the pub date， 10 Jun 2021， to post to these retailers。 。。。more
Lucy C
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Oh what A perfect day at the beach hut this was。A collection of short storiesSome fantastic recipes， a fab coleslaw along with Lamb and Chicken already on list of things to make。A feel good summer playlistSummer moviesThis was a wonderful escapism。
Tea & Cake for the Soul
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This beautiful new book from Veronica Henry is something a bit different and I was captivated right from the introduction。 The descriptions of that first glimpse of the sea and visiting an English seaside resort mimicked my own ideals and I immediately felt relaxed， just like I do when I visit the sea in person。A Day at the Beach Hut is a selection of short stories all focused on different characters that frequent one of the beach huts at the fictional seaside resort of Everdene。 They are all ve This beautiful new book from Veronica Henry is something a bit different and I was captivated right from the introduction。 The descriptions of that first glimpse of the sea and visiting an English seaside resort mimicked my own ideals and I immediately felt relaxed， just like I do when I visit the sea in person。A Day at the Beach Hut is a selection of short stories all focused on different characters that frequent one of the beach huts at the fictional seaside resort of Everdene。 They are all very different but contain topics that most of us will identify with。 Intertwined through the stories are Veronica's own "Top Tens" of a variety of subjects such as holiday board games， party songs， favourite ice creams and summer reads。 I really felt that we got to know the author a little bit more through these and her own experiences before and after the stories。As if that wasn't enough to tempt you， there are numerous recipes relating to each story: breakfasts， picnics， treats and snacks， birthday cocktails， seafood suppers， family favourites， romantic dinners for two， and finally nightcaps。 I will definitely be trying out the ginger scones， seasalt chocolate cookies， white chocolate raspberry pudding and lime pie。 I've screen shot them for later。Highly recommended for summer or a lazy weekend。 I devoured this in a day。Due for release 10 June 2021 on Orion Books。 I read an advance copy from Netgalley。 。。。more
Colette Brennan
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