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Sunny Days and Sea Breezes

Sunny Days and Sea Breezes

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  • Create Date：2021-06-09 08:50:57
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  • Author：Carole Matthews
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Summary

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Winner of the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year award

'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY

'A sun-filled， fun-filled wonderful escapist adventure' MILLY JOHNSON

When does time out become the time of your life？

Jodie Jackson is all at sea， in every sense。 On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight， she's leaving her London life， her career， and her husband behind。 She'd like a chance to turn back the clocks， but she'll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill's beautifully renovated houseboat， Sunny Days。

But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home， it's clear she'll struggle to keep herself to herself。 If it isn't Marilyn， who cleans for Bill and is under strict instructions to look after Jodie， then it's Ned， the noisy sculptor on the next-door houseboat。 Ned's wood carving is hard on the ears， but it's made up for by the fact that he's rather easy on the eyes。

Bustled out of the boat by Marilyn and encouraged to explore with Ned， Jodie soon delights in her newfound freedom。 But out of mind isn't out of sight， and when her old life comes knocking Jodie is forced to face reality。 Will she answer the call or choose a life filled with Sunny Days and Sea Breezes？

An absolute must-read from the queen of fun-filled and life-affirming fiction， Sunny Days and Sea Breezes will make your heart sing！

'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY

'A sun-filled， fun-filled wonderful escapist adventure' MILLY JOHNSON

'A wonderful setting where dark clouds part to reveal a happy ending' KATIE FFORDE

'A bright and breezy summer story， the next best thing to a seaside trip' SUNDAY MIRROR

'A delightful summer read' HELLO！

'Packed full of Matthews' signature charm， this has original characters and an escapist setting' WOMAN

'Perfect escapism' BELLA

'A bright， breezy， summery story！' BEST

'A warm summer read' CHOICE

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Reviews

Lydia （Readerofrivendell） ，

This was the cutest summer feel good read！ Set in London and the Isle of Wight Carole Matthew creates an emotional， authentic and heart warming read。 We follow the main character Jodie， as she escapes from London and heartbreak， though we don’t know why， to the Isle of Wight。 She soon looses herself in the colourful and rustic community， making new friends and learning how to heal。 I loved following Jodie and the secondary characters like Marilyn and George are amazing！ They were clever written This was the cutest summer feel good read！ Set in London and the Isle of Wight Carole Matthew creates an emotional， authentic and heart warming read。 We follow the main character Jodie， as she escapes from London and heartbreak， though we don’t know why， to the Isle of Wight。 She soon looses herself in the colourful and rustic community， making new friends and learning how to heal。 I loved following Jodie and the secondary characters like Marilyn and George are amazing！ They were clever written and all had unique personalities and back stories。 The pace flowed beautifully and you’re immediately drawn in。 I couldn’t put it down！ I do wish there were more trigger warnings for the reader as there is a lot of trauma explored but ultimately Carole handles it sensitively and you find your self rooting for the characters。It definitely made me want to go to the beach and get some fish and chips。 Would absolutely recommend if you’re looking for an emotional yet heartwarming story with some hilarious moments。 。。。more

Catherine ，

Really enjoyed this。

Monica Metzger ，

Another favorite of mine， @matthews。carole doesn't disappoint with this easy breezy novel。 I love how she is able to transport you to another time and place， to a story that though feels real。。。it's always filled with hope and a touch of romance。 Her stories keep you grounded but make you fly at the same time， reminding you of the important things in life whilst allowing your imagination to fly。Jodie is leaving London behind， towards the Isle of Wight。 Escaping her life， her husband and her brok Another favorite of mine， @matthews。carole doesn't disappoint with this easy breezy novel。 I love how she is able to transport you to another time and place， to a story that though feels real。。。it's always filled with hope and a touch of romance。 Her stories keep you grounded but make you fly at the same time， reminding you of the important things in life whilst allowing your imagination to fly。Jodie is leaving London behind， towards the Isle of Wight。 Escaping her life， her husband and her broken heart， she is set to spend time alone to put herself together， by spending as long as needed on her brother's refurbished boat， "Sunny Days"。 Easier said than done， when Marylin shows up with food and cleaning intentions， and a dose of cheer and vitality。 Irritated as first， she slowly lets herself go， exploring the vicinity， meeting new people。。。especially Ned， her next-boat neighbor。 While at her first ever festival， her and Ned get closer， and it just feels right and not a casual fling at all。 But upon their return to the boat， the sudden appearance of her ex husband Chris quickly breaks the spell。 And Ned walks away feeling cheated and heartbroken。 With no other choice than returning to her normal life， Jodie vows to save her marriage and returns to London。 Work is her only respite， and while her creativity seems to be back to where it's supposed to be， her marriage sinks and breaks when her doubts about her husband come true: he was cheating on her with her best friend。 She immediately returns to the boat， where she decides to stay for good， working remotely and with a sole objective in mind: find Ned， explain her story， and hopefully win him back。 。。。more

Kirsty Padden-barr ，

A wonderful read as always， I always read Carole's books at break neck speed， I managed to make myself read this one slowly！ A wonderful read as always， I always read Carole's books at break neck speed， I managed to make myself read this one slowly！ 。。。more

Sharon Williams ，

🌞 thank you so much to @tandemcollectiveuk for inviting me onto the readlong for this fantastic book sunny days and sea breezes by @matthews。carole。 🌞 I absoloutley loved this book set on the isle of Wight at the moment it is like a true escape。 And living on the south coast I have been very lucky to go there for day trips and for holidays and it truly is beautiful。 We meet Jodie who has suffered the lose of a baby and thinks her husband has been cheating on her， so she decided to escape to her 🌞 thank you so much to @tandemcollectiveuk for inviting me onto the readlong for this fantastic book sunny days and sea breezes by @matthews。carole。 🌞 I absoloutley loved this book set on the isle of Wight at the moment it is like a true escape。 And living on the south coast I have been very lucky to go there for day trips and for holidays and it truly is beautiful。 We meet Jodie who has suffered the lose of a baby and thinks her husband has been cheating on her， so she decided to escape to her brothers houseboat to have a rest and have a bit of me time。 We meet some fantastic characters such as Marylin who is sunny happy and so full of colour and ned who lives in the boat next door。 Is Jodie happy or does she need to change things to make her happy。 This is a truly lovely read。 。。。more

Carly ，

An amazing summer read that brightened up my days。I couldn’t put this book down and the short chapters made it even harder to put down as I found myself getting to the end of the chapter and thinking ‘ooo just one more。’Initially the character Marilyn irritated me but then she grew on me。 She actually reminded me very much of my late mum。 Like Marilyn， my mum loved to clean， feed people up and loved leopard print。 So I imagined Marilyn as my mum， which made me feel comforted。 The setting of the An amazing summer read that brightened up my days。I couldn’t put this book down and the short chapters made it even harder to put down as I found myself getting to the end of the chapter and thinking ‘ooo just one more。’Initially the character Marilyn irritated me but then she grew on me。 She actually reminded me very much of my late mum。 Like Marilyn， my mum loved to clean， feed people up and loved leopard print。 So I imagined Marilyn as my mum， which made me feel comforted。 The setting of the Isle Of Wight was a perfect escape island， it’s somewhere I would love to visit。 I’d love to have a coffee at Ida’s with Jodie and Ned。I’m really hoping that there will be a sequel to this story as I believe that Jodie and Ned have so much more to give。 。。。more

Gloria Mitchell ，

Loved this story from page 1 right through to the end Set in the Isle of Wight and i felt that i was their with them Some very sad parts to this book but also has a good happy ending

Dawn Williams ，

Another fabulous story from Carole。 I now want to go to the Isle of Wight & live on a houseboat。。。。。。。and I don't do boats！ Another fabulous story from Carole。 I now want to go to the Isle of Wight & live on a houseboat。。。。。。。and I don't do boats！ 。。。more

Pamela Boyle ，

What amazing book hope this has a follow up I would love to escape to the Isle of White and stay on houseboat x

Sheena ，

3。5 out of 5。 Lovely read。。

Avalon ，

Jodie has lost her baby， her husband is having an affair so her brother who is also her boss tells her to take some time out and offers his houseboat on the Isle of Wight to recuperate。 He also organises for one of the local women to clean and keep place stocked with food。 Jodie soon falls for the serenity of the place and befriends the locals especially the sculptor in the houseboat next door。 Love， loss， hope。 This novel will have you flying through the pages。 Definitely recommended reading

Trudie ，

As always with Carole's books this made me cry， sad and happy tears for Jodie， the main character。 I love the Isle of Wight so was pleased that this story was set there。 As always with Carole's books this made me cry， sad and happy tears for Jodie， the main character。 I love the Isle of Wight so was pleased that this story was set there。 。。。more

Jill Shortt ，

Easy light reading， makes me want to visit the Isle of Wight。

Allison Hurst ，

I’ve read all Carole’s other books except the latest Christmas one “Christmas For Beginners” which is next on my list。 Most of her books I have thoroughly enjoyed， this one being no exception。 I loved it。 A great Sumer read to curl up and enjoy， which takes you on different journeys of love， loss， grief， friendships and new experiences。 Jodie Jackson aged 42 needs a break。 Suspecting her husband Chris of having an affair and a recent loss has left her feeling lost and she needs to escape the rat I’ve read all Carole’s other books except the latest Christmas one “Christmas For Beginners” which is next on my list。 Most of her books I have thoroughly enjoyed， this one being no exception。 I loved it。 A great Sumer read to curl up and enjoy， which takes you on different journeys of love， loss， grief， friendships and new experiences。 Jodie Jackson aged 42 needs a break。 Suspecting her husband Chris of having an affair and a recent loss has left her feeling lost and she needs to escape the rat race of life and find some peace to heal herself。 She escapes to her beloved brother Bill’s houseboat in the Isle of Wight called Sunny Days。 Bills cleaner Marilyn gets Jodie to open up， despite having a loss of her own， and helps Jodie to heal。 Marilyn’s flamboyant dress sense and loud personality makes Jodie cringe when they first meet， but they end up as good friends。 Jodies next door neighbour on the Houseboat called Summer Breezes Ned Haddon， the local sculptor and band musician helps draw Jodie out of her shell。 She meets Ida the local cafe owner and George the living statue turned writer。 She has a great time away from reality and trying things she’s never done before。 Then her old life catches up with her and she must go back to reality。 But not all is as it seems and more twists and turns appear。 The writing style and descriptions are beautiful and you can just imagine yourself there。 Having noisy neighbours oh how I escaped into this book， if only。 It’s well worth a read。 A great story 。。。more

mrs nicola cuckow ，

A beautiful taleThis book was beautiful。 Sad， haunting at times but just as lovely as Carole always manages to make them！！ I've never been to the Isle Of Wight but I'd really like to go visit now！！！！Jodie has had one hell of a time of it when she arrived in Cockleshell bay。 With the help of her new friends life is definitely looking brighter！ A beautiful taleThis book was beautiful。 Sad， haunting at times but just as lovely as Carole always manages to make them！！ I've never been to the Isle Of Wight but I'd really like to go visit now！！！！Jodie has had one hell of a time of it when she arrived in Cockleshell bay。 With the help of her new friends life is definitely looking brighter！ 。。。more

Saffron Garey ，

Sweet and silly。

Anitarex ，

Always love the enjoyable Carole Matthews books！！

Sandra ，

I found it hard to put this book down！ It was a light easy read， but still had a depth to the story and the characters。 Highly recommended。

Charlotte Peacock ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If you're going to write about late miscarriage and stillbirth in a book then at least have the decency to get your facts correct。 I will not read another book by this author。 I thought this would be a light， breezy and easy read to take my mind off things。 How wrong was I？ If you're going to write about late miscarriage and stillbirth in a book then at least have the decency to get your facts correct。 I will not read another book by this author。 I thought this would be a light， breezy and easy read to take my mind off things。 How wrong was I？ 。。。more

Nicola Lowson ，

A lovely book about finding yourself and learning to be happy after tragedy。

Armelle ，

Jodie escapes from her disintegrating marriage to a houseboat far from her old life in London， but when her husband comes to find her， she has some tough choices to make。I thought the pacing was odd - slow at first， but wrapped up quickly at the end。 I don’t think the insta-friendship with Skye was very realistic。 And is it just me， or was there a continuity error？ I think Jodie， in her thoughts， tells us something that she， plot-wise， doesn’t find out until much later。 Something kinda’ major。。 Jodie escapes from her disintegrating marriage to a houseboat far from her old life in London， but when her husband comes to find her， she has some tough choices to make。I thought the pacing was odd - slow at first， but wrapped up quickly at the end。 I don’t think the insta-friendship with Skye was very realistic。 And is it just me， or was there a continuity error？ I think Jodie， in her thoughts， tells us something that she， plot-wise， doesn’t find out until much later。 Something kinda’ major。。。 。。。more

Rona Nimmo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sunny Days and Sea Breezes by Carole Matthews Jodie escapes from her life as a London Interior designer after a major tragedy in her life and she is basically falling apart。 She goes to her brothers newly refurbished house boat to try to get her life back on track。 The characters she meets who gently bring her back to life and find out what she truly wants to do with her life in the future。A beautifully written book mainly set on the Isle of Wight。 Carole covers some very difficult subjects in t Sunny Days and Sea Breezes by Carole Matthews Jodie escapes from her life as a London Interior designer after a major tragedy in her life and she is basically falling apart。 She goes to her brothers newly refurbished house boat to try to get her life back on track。 The characters she meets who gently bring her back to life and find out what she truly wants to do with her life in the future。A beautifully written book mainly set on the Isle of Wight。 Carole covers some very difficult subjects in this book beautifully and sensitively。 It makes you laugh， cry and feel really good。 I long to return to the Isle of Wight after reading wonderful book。 。。。more

Mrs S Browne ，

One of her best！I was unsure at the start but warmed to the main character quickly- it is beautifully written and the minor characters so well described。 Throw in a stunning setting and the reader is there experiencing it all。The pain Jodie feels becomes so real and while it is obvious to the reader what is happening， she is oblivious until it is almost too late。I loved Marilyn and Bill - the support we would all love。This is a rollercoaster of emotions read， cry， laugh and cheer！ It got to a “s One of her best！I was unsure at the start but warmed to the main character quickly- it is beautifully written and the minor characters so well described。 Throw in a stunning setting and the reader is there experiencing it all。The pain Jodie feels becomes so real and while it is obvious to the reader what is happening， she is oblivious until it is almost too late。I loved Marilyn and Bill - the support we would all love。This is a rollercoaster of emotions read， cry， laugh and cheer！ It got to a “stop everything and finish the book stage” so I did and was NOT disappointed。 。。。more

Lisa Harvey ，

Blooming amazing。 Loads happened。 Fell immediately in love with the characters。 Marilyn had me laughing out loud！ Such a warm， feel good book。 Couldn't put it down。 Blooming amazing。 Loads happened。 Fell immediately in love with the characters。 Marilyn had me laughing out loud！ Such a warm， feel good book。 Couldn't put it down。 。。。more

Kendra Allen ，

Perfect， just perfectI just loved every word in this book， the characters， the setting， the storyline。 It is emoji heaven wrapped up in the seaside， you will understand that reference when you read the book， made me laugh every time。 Just buy the book， sit back with time on your hands because you won’t be able to put it down。

jennifer turver ，

Hard to put down

Cheryl ，

Fantastic book such a good read and I enjoyed escaping into another world。 I think a trip to the isle of white is on the cards x

Nicola ，

Feel good light read， loved it

Gale ，

I love all of Carole Matthews books。 This was a great story on dealing with unexpected life changes， and making the changes necessary to move forward and find love along the way

claire marie williams ，

What a great book！！！！Loved the story， got lost in the characters and lovely short chapters。

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