Sunrise by the Sea
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village。
Marisa Rosso can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather， back home in Italy。 Everyone loses grandparents， right？ Why is she taking it so badly？
Retreating further and further from normal life， she moves to the end of the earth--the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne， at the foot of Cornwall， hoping for peace and solitude， whilst carrying on her job as a registrar， dealing with births， weddings， and deaths， even as she feels life is passing her by。
Unfortunately--or fortunately？--the solitude she craves proves elusive。 Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor， the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine， and the pressing need to help save the local bakery， can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world？
Marisa Rosso can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather， back home in Italy。 Everyone loses grandparents， right？ Why is she taking it so badly？
Retreating further and further from normal life， she moves to the end of the earth--the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne， at the foot of Cornwall， hoping for peace and solitude， whilst carrying on her job as a registrar， dealing with births， weddings， and deaths， even as she feels life is passing her by。
Unfortunately--or fortunately？--the solitude she craves proves elusive。 Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor， the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine， and the pressing need to help save the local bakery， can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world？
Reviews
Jen Brammers
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It’s good to be back in Mount PolbearneAnother great read from Jenny Colgan， and it’s always lovely to see familiar characters again。 The only problem is， as ever， you don’t want them to end。 Can’t wait for the next
Jennyh
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It was lovey to return to Polbearne and reunite with some favourite characters and meet some new ones for the first time。 It t does not matter if this is the first one you have read in the series， it is complete by itself and it is very easy to catch up with the characters。Jenny has a way of writing which draws you into the settings and brings the characters to life。New visitors to the island， Marissa and Alexei are both trying to put their lives back in order。 Some serious issues are examined i It was lovey to return to Polbearne and reunite with some favourite characters and meet some new ones for the first time。 It t does not matter if this is the first one you have read in the series， it is complete by itself and it is very easy to catch up with the characters。Jenny has a way of writing which draws you into the settings and brings the characters to life。New visitors to the island， Marissa and Alexei are both trying to put their lives back in order。 Some serious issues are examined in the book， but the tone is overall fun and lively; especially the Birthday Party！A lovely read。 。。。more
Karen Barber
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A little slice of sunshine that will put a smile on your face。While we get to reacquaint ourselves with some familiar faces， we focus on some new characters this time round。 Marisa is grieving after the death of her grandfather， and finds herself in a rented cottage off the coast as she tries to come to terms with things。Unable to leave the house， Marisa struggles to do anything。 The huge Russian piano teacher who’s moved in next door doesn’t help matters， but he’s also grieving and - you know i A little slice of sunshine that will put a smile on your face。While we get to reacquaint ourselves with some familiar faces， we focus on some new characters this time round。 Marisa is grieving after the death of her grandfather， and finds herself in a rented cottage off the coast as she tries to come to terms with things。Unable to leave the house， Marisa struggles to do anything。 The huge Russian piano teacher who’s moved in next door doesn’t help matters， but he’s also grieving and - you know it’s coming - the book focuses on these two slowly adjusting， learning to deal with whatever is happening and finding themselves part of the world once more。A true bit of escapism。 Though things are bad，there’s a，ways a sense that just round the corner will be a better time。 Thanks to NetGalley for letting me get my summer feel-good factor in early。 。。。more
Helen O'Brien
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I really enjoyed the latest book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series。The book focuses on Marisa， who has become agoraphobic during her deep grief following the death of her grandfather， and Alexei， a Russian piano teacher who both come to the island while dealing with their personal issues。We also catch up with a host of familiar characters including Polly， Huckle and Reuben。 The book exudes all the warmth of her previous reads， it's like a really creamy ice cream on a hot summer's day！ Als I really enjoyed the latest book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series。The book focuses on Marisa， who has become agoraphobic during her deep grief following the death of her grandfather， and Alexei， a Russian piano teacher who both come to the island while dealing with their personal issues。We also catch up with a host of familiar characters including Polly， Huckle and Reuben。 The book exudes all the warmth of her previous reads， it's like a really creamy ice cream on a hot summer's day！ Also wonderful descriptions of food throughout the book basically left me feeling very hungry！I would definitely recommend this， it's the perfect summer read - let's just hope we all get the opportunity to sit on a beach with it！Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Becca Jenkins
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* contains spoilers *Sunrise by the Sea is the 4th book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series of books by Jenny Colgan， again featuring Polly， Huckle， and Neil with the addition of Marisa， Alexei and two tiny humans。 With Jenny being one of my favourite authors， and when I found out it was another book featuring Neil the puffin the excitement levels rose significantly， so I was thrilled to be approved for an eARC copy。Whilst the book has its moments that make you stop and think and remember t * contains spoilers *Sunrise by the Sea is the 4th book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series of books by Jenny Colgan， again featuring Polly， Huckle， and Neil with the addition of Marisa， Alexei and two tiny humans。 With Jenny being one of my favourite authors， and when I found out it was another book featuring Neil the puffin the excitement levels rose significantly， so I was thrilled to be approved for an eARC copy。Whilst the book has its moments that make you stop and think and remember those you’ve lost， it also has laugh out loud moments and the combination of the two made for a great read。 My favourite thing about Sunrise by the Sea was the relationship between Marisa and her nonna， the way their relationship progressed right until the end was so wonderful to read。 I may of may not have shed a tear or two…On a personal note， this book hit home in more ways than one。 Marisa’s age， the representation of anxiety & depression， and the death of Marisa’s grandfather hit me particularly hard as I lost my grandad last year。 It’s never easy reading about grief， but there were moments whilst reading this book that just made so much sense to me and made my grief feel less heavy （if that makes sense）。TW // death of a loved one， depression， agoraphobia， ophidiophobiaThank you NetGalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Felicity Butler
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Its been wonderful catching up with Polly， Huckle and Neil on Mount Polbearne， the causeway island off the Cornish coast。This is pure comfort reading from Jenny Colgan， who I realise I've been reading and enjoying for over ten years！！Introducing Marisa who is finding life a struggle， and when her beloved Nonno dies she withdraws further from the world， working from home， and moving to Mount Polbearne off the coast。 Loved the latest story from this island， it is brilliant as a stand alone aswell Its been wonderful catching up with Polly， Huckle and Neil on Mount Polbearne， the causeway island off the Cornish coast。This is pure comfort reading from Jenny Colgan， who I realise I've been reading and enjoying for over ten years！！Introducing Marisa who is finding life a struggle， and when her beloved Nonno dies she withdraws further from the world， working from home， and moving to Mount Polbearne off the coast。 Loved the latest story from this island， it is brilliant as a stand alone aswell as part of a series。Warm， easy reading， perfect for the beach or anytime read！！Loved it ！！！ 。。。more
Ruth Haigh
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First I want to say how much I enjoyed this book。 The author approached a sensitive subject （anxiety） and wrote with both compassion and understanding。 Anxiety is more common than most people would know and something a lot of people have to deal with on a daily basis - myself included。 Such a topic could have made a book depressing and maybe even boring but， this is not the case with Sunrise by the sea。 In fact this book made me smile a lot and laugh out loud too。 The Russian neighbour with his First I want to say how much I enjoyed this book。 The author approached a sensitive subject （anxiety） and wrote with both compassion and understanding。 Anxiety is more common than most people would know and something a lot of people have to deal with on a daily basis - myself included。 Such a topic could have made a book depressing and maybe even boring but， this is not the case with Sunrise by the sea。 In fact this book made me smile a lot and laugh out loud too。 The Russian neighbour with his Taylor swift philosophy was one of the funniest conversations I have ever read （you will understand when you read the book）。 As well as following the story of Marisa this book is a return to Mount Polbearne and all the lovely characters we have met in previous stories。 We return to the light house and the bakery and see how Reuben thinks a birthday party for an eight year old should be hosted！ We also， get to catch up with Neil -the puffin and if that isn't enough to make you want to go out and buy the book then I'm not sure what could entice you！ 。。。more
Verity W
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*****Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review*****So this is a weird one for me。 I love Polly and her family and their lives， so that's good。 But I really struggled with Marisa。 I totally understand what Colgan is trying to do with her portrayal of her mental health issues， but it - combined with Polly's issues - made for a very downbeat book in a lot of ways。 But the MH side of things did work out nicely - and although it was sad I liked the way that it was done。 But all of this also *****Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review*****So this is a weird one for me。 I love Polly and her family and their lives， so that's good。 But I really struggled with Marisa。 I totally understand what Colgan is trying to do with her portrayal of her mental health issues， but it - combined with Polly's issues - made for a very downbeat book in a lot of ways。 But the MH side of things did work out nicely - and although it was sad I liked the way that it was done。 But all of this also mean that you didn't really have a lot of chance to get to know Marisa's love interest， so it was hard to see why they work together - or at least know that he's into her。 So mixed for me - but I know it will work for other people - but it's just not as sunny and happy as the yellow cover would have you expect， and the blurb definitely downplays the sad side of things。 。。。more
Grace Power
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Great to catch up with Polly and Huckle and the residents of Mount Polbearne。 Marisa and Alexei were beautiful characters with their own special stories and I couldn’t read fast enough to find out where it was all leading。 Neil still delights me and I love the twins， Jenny Colgan has hit the spot with this delectable story ❤️
wellreadtraveler
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Jenny Colgan books are my guilty pleasure， my escape to a far off town， and my guarantee I’m going to love kinda book。 Her characters are loveable and the storyline usually quite sweet。 I mean with titles like “Welcome to Rosie Hopkin’s Sweet Shop” and “Meet me at the Cupcake Café” you know the stories are going to be winners right？ My favorite book of Jenny’s is The “Bookshop on The Corner” and I recommend it to all my friends and bookworms。 I would love nothing more than to travel to London to Jenny Colgan books are my guilty pleasure， my escape to a far off town， and my guarantee I’m going to love kinda book。 Her characters are loveable and the storyline usually quite sweet。 I mean with titles like “Welcome to Rosie Hopkin’s Sweet Shop” and “Meet me at the Cupcake Café” you know the stories are going to be winners right？ My favorite book of Jenny’s is The “Bookshop on The Corner” and I recommend it to all my friends and bookworms。 I would love nothing more than to travel to London to meet Jenny in person to get my book sighed by her。 #goals “Sunrise by the Sea” is part of the Little Beach Street Bakery series so you’ll see a few of your favorite characters make an appearance but this book can be read as a standalone。Marisa is struggling with the recent loss of her grandfather and finding it hard to move on like everyone else。 Plagued with terrible anxiety Marisa must work from home and avoid going outside whenever possible。 Needing an escape and time to heal she has moved to a remote Island on Mount Polbearne。 Renting a sweet little cottage right on the water she’s sure she’ll have the peace and quiet she requires， that is until her piano-playing all hours of the night neighbor moves in。 How can this oversized gorilla man not realize he might be keeping her up all night？ Children’s lessons during the day and him banging on the keys at night there simply isn’t any escape， especially since Marisa cannot leave her house！ Video chats with her grandmother slowly help her to heal and the beautiful gift baskets of spices and ingredients from her home town in Italy remind her that home is always near。During a piano lesson Marisa meets the local bakery owner and hears of her financial troubles。 She approaches her buffoon of a neighbor and offers to sponsor the twins to help out her new friend。 In exchange for him keeping his silence and not playing the piano at night she will cook him meals。 With the ingredients from her grandmother and the love of cooking she will slowly form a friendship with the Russian and come to understand him as being as misunderstood as she is。 Little by little she will start to open up to her new friends and heal her broken heart。 When a storm hits the town will need everyone to come together to help the community and that includes Marisa。 Now is the time she must put one foot in front of the other to prove to her friends and herself that she belongs in Mount Polbearne。 。。。more
Tara Lanphar
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Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for my honest review。Another lovely， lighthearted， and fun read by Jenny Colgan！ We return to Mount Polbearne， a picturesque seaside village in Cornwall that we were first introduced to in the Little Beach Street Bakery series。 While we are reacquainted with Polly， Huckle， and the loveable puffin， Neil， this story focuses on Marisa， who moves to Mount Polbearne hoping to overcome the struggles Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for my honest review。Another lovely， lighthearted， and fun read by Jenny Colgan！ We return to Mount Polbearne， a picturesque seaside village in Cornwall that we were first introduced to in the Little Beach Street Bakery series。 While we are reacquainted with Polly， Huckle， and the loveable puffin， Neil， this story focuses on Marisa， who moves to Mount Polbearne hoping to overcome the struggles she’s faced since the death of her beloved grandfather。 This book encompasses all the reasons Jenny Colgan is always a must-read for me。 The idyllic setting， relatable and quirky characters， and entertaining storyline make this another favorite in the long list of Jenny Colgan books I love and enthusiastically recommend。 My only question…how long do I have to wait for the next one？！ 。。。more
Emma
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I am a big fan of Jenny Colgan's books。 I was delighted to see that she had a new book out and it was part of the Little Beach Street Bakery series。 After several years have passed it is good to catch up with Polly， Huckle and of course Neil the Puffin。 This can be read as a standalone novel， but it is best enjoyed with a little context from the previous books。 The story of how Neil the Puffin met Polly and how the bakery was first opened retold in the first book。 This book introduces two new ch I am a big fan of Jenny Colgan's books。 I was delighted to see that she had a new book out and it was part of the Little Beach Street Bakery series。 After several years have passed it is good to catch up with Polly， Huckle and of course Neil the Puffin。 This can be read as a standalone novel， but it is best enjoyed with a little context from the previous books。 The story of how Neil the Puffin met Polly and how the bakery was first opened retold in the first book。 This book introduces two new characters， Marissa and Alexei who become neighbours。 They are both lovely and likeable characters， I especially love Alexei as he is so different to the usual male protagonists。 The themes covered in this book include Grief and Mental Health problems。 It also focuses on loneliness and anxiety。 Despite this it is actually a heartwarming read with a lot of uplifting moments， hope and new opportunities。 There is also some comedy， drama and Italian food。 This is the type of book that you won't want to put down。 I really enjoyed reading this book， I loved revisiting Mount Polbearne。 I hope that there might be another book in the future。 Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC。 。。。more
Marthabethan
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I love this series and this fourth instalment was so enjoyable to read。 It was moving， emotional， cute and heartwarming。 Marisa was such a lovely character and I LOVED the representation of her grief， anxiety and mental health battles。 I thought it was so well done and really respectful of the topics。 Seeing the magic of Mount Polbearne slowly work on Marisa and her neighbour was beautiful。 I also LOVED seeing Polly， Huckle， Neil （the puffin） and their family again。 They are such great character I love this series and this fourth instalment was so enjoyable to read。 It was moving， emotional， cute and heartwarming。 Marisa was such a lovely character and I LOVED the representation of her grief， anxiety and mental health battles。 I thought it was so well done and really respectful of the topics。 Seeing the magic of Mount Polbearne slowly work on Marisa and her neighbour was beautiful。 I also LOVED seeing Polly， Huckle， Neil （the puffin） and their family again。 They are such great characters and it was so lovely reading this book。 I really recommend this series and love the community spirit which features in all of them。 They are definitely books to cheer you up when you’re feeling down。 Thank you to Netgalley and Little brown book group UK for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Susan
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Thanks to Little， Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review。I have long been a fan of Jenny Colgan and was absolutely delighted to receive a copy of this one。 It's set in Mount Polbearne and we catch up with some favourite characters from The Beach Street Bakery - Polly， Huckle and my absolute favourite Neil the Puffin。 This book though， focuses on two new characters Marisa and Alexei。 It's a delightful book and handles the issues of long grief a Thanks to Little， Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review。I have long been a fan of Jenny Colgan and was absolutely delighted to receive a copy of this one。 It's set in Mount Polbearne and we catch up with some favourite characters from The Beach Street Bakery - Polly， Huckle and my absolute favourite Neil the Puffin。 This book though， focuses on two new characters Marisa and Alexei。 It's a delightful book and handles the issues of long grief and mental health sensitively。 Thanks also to Jenny for the "outro"， thank you for setting this book in a non covid world！ 。。。more
Wendy Robey
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It’s been lovely catching up with old friends in this series。 Polly and Huckle are involved in the whole community as usual and it was wonderful seeing them in their new stage of life together。 The introduction of Marissa and Alexei to the casting was brilliant and I loved Marissa from the very beginning。 Jenny Colgan has handled the mental health issues sensitively and it was emotional seeing Marissa trying to handle the grief she was feeling following the loss of her grandfather。
Angie F
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This is a humorous romance from one of the queens of this genre， Jenny Colgan。 I love the way her books do not just focus on the main romance， there are always lots of characters who are not just peripheral。 I loved the continuing story of Polly and Huckle， and their twins Avery and Daisy were adorable。 Not forgetting Neil， the puffin。 A lovely light hearted story which should prove to be a big seller
Claire
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The latest instalment of the Little Beach Street Bakery series， you won't need to have read the others to enjoy this。 You might find you want to， in order to get the back story of Polly， Huckle their children and off course Neil the puffin who features more in the earlier books。 Marissa is the main focus of this book， she has anxiety and is also struggling following the death of her grandfather。 Thrown out of her home she moves to Cornwall， to the Little Beach Street community in an isolated con The latest instalment of the Little Beach Street Bakery series， you won't need to have read the others to enjoy this。 You might find you want to， in order to get the back story of Polly， Huckle their children and off course Neil the puffin who features more in the earlier books。 Marissa is the main focus of this book， she has anxiety and is also struggling following the death of her grandfather。 Thrown out of her home she moves to Cornwall， to the Little Beach Street community in an isolated converted beach hut with a loud Russian piano teacher as her neighbour。 Jenny Colgan is a wonderful writer， she creates really lovely communities that are realistic but also sound really amazing to live in。 There are regular characters and some interesting new ones which are all depicted well and will make you smile。 Marissa's family are Italian and her Nonna， encourages her to cook again as part of her recovery， the description of the ingredients and the cooking， were very evocative。 I could smell and taste the food， definitely not to be read when hungry！ A lovely heartwarming tale。With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC I'm exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Annarella
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4。5 stars rounded to 5I love Jenny Colgan's books， I love this series and I love this story。It's poignant， heartwarming， engrossing and highly entertaining。I was happy to catch up with the characters and meet some new。 They are well developed and quite realistic。My only note is about Marisa's Italian family: they're from Imperia and the people in those are quite well know for being extremely so I have some doubt that they could very loud during a funeral but is one of those thing that are know i 4。5 stars rounded to 5I love Jenny Colgan's books， I love this series and I love this story。It's poignant， heartwarming， engrossing and highly entertaining。I was happy to catch up with the characters and meet some new。 They are well developed and quite realistic。My only note is about Marisa's Italian family: they're from Imperia and the people in those are quite well know for being extremely so I have some doubt that they could very loud during a funeral but is one of those thing that are know if you are Italian born and bread。Jenny Colgan is an excellent storyteller and I loved her empathy toward the characters and how well she describes their feeling。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Roberta
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I’ve been a Jenny Colgan fan for more years than I can remember now， so I was thrilled to receive an ARC of Sunrise by the Sea。This is the fourth book in a much loved series， and I was so pleased not to be disappointed。 It’s set a few years after the previous story， and focusses partly on a couple of new characters。When I started reading， I was absorbed immediately， and struggled to stop reading and orient myself in the real world when I had to do something else （eg eat a meal）。 Consequently， I I’ve been a Jenny Colgan fan for more years than I can remember now， so I was thrilled to receive an ARC of Sunrise by the Sea。This is the fourth book in a much loved series， and I was so pleased not to be disappointed。 It’s set a few years after the previous story， and focusses partly on a couple of new characters。When I started reading， I was absorbed immediately， and struggled to stop reading and orient myself in the real world when I had to do something else （eg eat a meal）。 Consequently， I finished it in less than 24 hours！I really enjoyed Marisa and Alexei’s stories， and the way they oh-so-slowly interwove， and came to understand each other better。 I loved seeing lots of my favourite characters， and the lovely location， again。 Basically， I loved everything。In short: Jenny Colgan has knocked it out of the park again。 Enjoyable， warm romance。 Just be warned， there are a few emotional bits， mental illness， two deaths。 Oh， and a large snake makes a couple of brief appearances。Apologies for any incoherence in this review。 I have the flu。I was given a free copy of this book， my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Susanne Scott
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This book …。 Wow！ I can’t even put into words the feelings this book made me feel。 Marisa is a character that I think everyone can identify with at some point。 Circumstances may be changed but peoples feelings are the same and identifiable。 Feeling lost， lonely， scared， unworthy and trapped。 Not everyone can claw their way back， but what was really interesting in this book was that even the characters that on the surface looked as if they were happy and had it all together， we’re still strugglin This book …。 Wow！ I can’t even put into words the feelings this book made me feel。 Marisa is a character that I think everyone can identify with at some point。 Circumstances may be changed but peoples feelings are the same and identifiable。 Feeling lost， lonely， scared， unworthy and trapped。 Not everyone can claw their way back， but what was really interesting in this book was that even the characters that on the surface looked as if they were happy and had it all together， we’re still struggling and trying to keep going。 Marisa drew strength from these people but was totally unaware of the strength she gave to them。 It was beautiful。 Another thing I really liked about this book was the new friendship bond of Marisa and her grandmother， I loved how they bonded over Skype， how her grandmother sent her a care package of food which ultimately bridged a gap with her and Alexei but I also liked how they kept the Skype connection open and just existed together。 It was such a touching thing， they were hundreds of miles apart but still together。 Alexei is a huge bear like yeti character that you simply can’t help falling a little but for， another great example of not judging a book by its cover。 He is so kind and caring and he helps Marisa so much without him even realising， whilst dealing with his own feelings of unworthiness and heartbreak。 Watching their friendship and relationship grow was beautiful you could see each of them getting a little bit brighter each time they were together。 This was my first book by Jenny Colgan and I read this as a stand-alone but I not only enjoyed the characters but the setting too and I will be reading the other books in the series too。 This was a fantastic read about love， friendship and hope and brought a tear to my eye more than once。 。。。more
Sarah Jane Coulthard
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Synopsis:- In a quaint seaside resort， a charming bakery holds the key to another world…。Marisa Rosso is struggling， since the death of her beloved end father back home in Italy， she can’t seem to find her way out of her grief。So when her flatmate offers her one of his uncle’s rentals on a tidy and remote island of the Cornish coast， Marisa jumps at the opportunity。 Perhaps some solitude is just what she needs to combat her homesickness and rediscover her equilibrium。But Mount Polbearne is a far Synopsis:- In a quaint seaside resort， a charming bakery holds the key to another world…。Marisa Rosso is struggling， since the death of her beloved end father back home in Italy， she can’t seem to find her way out of her grief。So when her flatmate offers her one of his uncle’s rentals on a tidy and remote island of the Cornish coast， Marisa jumps at the opportunity。 Perhaps some solitude is just what she needs to combat her homesickness and rediscover her equilibrium。But Mount Polbearne is a far cry from the sleepy little place she as imagining。 Between her noisy neighbour and the hustle and bustle of a buy 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 one new zest to save it。 Review :- I’m so glad to be given the opportunity by NetGalley for reviewing this book before it’s publication。 I’m so excited to be back with the residents of the tiny Mount Polbearne， although set a few yers after the last time we visited， Im so happy to see that some of my much loved characters have made a comeback in Sunrise By The Sea。 Joining characters old and new， we visit through times of great crisis on the island， devastated to see the island hit by some of our ‘real world’ crisis right now but also we have been given the chance as a reader to escape reality a little and get lost amongst the pages of the beautiful book。 。。。more
Jani Brooks
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Mount Polbearne， Cornish Coast - Present DayPolly and Huckle Miller live in the small， scenic coastal town of Mount Polbearne， where Polly runs the local bakery， and Huckle sells honey。 They live in a converted lighthouse with their five-year-old twins， Avery and Daisy， and Neil， the Puffin。 Scraping by on the bakery income， and what Huckle can do with his honey business means working hard， and hoping to save enough money to replace the windows in the old lighthouse。 They could ask for the help Mount Polbearne， Cornish Coast - Present DayPolly and Huckle Miller live in the small， scenic coastal town of Mount Polbearne， where Polly runs the local bakery， and Huckle sells honey。 They live in a converted lighthouse with their five-year-old twins， Avery and Daisy， and Neil， the Puffin。 Scraping by on the bakery income， and what Huckle can do with his honey business means working hard， and hoping to save enough money to replace the windows in the old lighthouse。 They could ask for the help of Polly's best friend， Kerensa's， amazingly rich husband， Reuben， but both are loathe to do that。 Life goes on， and Polly struggles to deal with Huckle's sales trips， while keeping the twins happy， and her bakery running。 And then Reuben's "waifs and strays" arrive in town。In Exeter， Marisa Rossi hides in the room she rents from Caius， a casual， and very rich and handsome friend。 Since the death of her beloved grandfather， Marisa has been unable to function， even to the point where she cannot go in to work， and， instead works from her tiny room。 She is getting counseling， via her laptop， and her doctor is trying to get through to her， but Marisa is frozen， and even her family can't help。 It isn't until Caius rents her room out， and gets her a cottage at his Uncle Reuben's property in Cornwall that Marisa is forced to face reality。 She arranges to continue working from home， and heads to Mount Polbearne。 Marisa arrives in town， terrified of the crowds of tourists milling around， and finds the little bakery where she must retrieve the key to her cottage。 The kind， but harried baker， Polly， notices right away that Marisa is having a panic attack， especially after a real live puffin flutters into the room， closely followed by two children， and then a massive man。 It's no wonder Marisa can't function！ Polly calms everyone down， realizing that Marisa and the big man are the new tenants of Reuben's chalets。 Still in a funk， Marisa settles into the neat little cottage， sets up her work station， and makes plans to have her groceries delivered， and plans to avoid any people。 That is until she realizes that the walls are very thin between the cottages， and that the big man next door is the new piano teacher for the local school。 The "noise" is never-ending， even during the night， so her insomnia gets no help， nor does her fear of confrontation。 What ensues in SUNRISE BY THE SEA is the struggle of a young woman who has lost connection to the real world。 Marisa knows she must help herself， and her new therapist works hard to encourage even the smallest step into reality。 Alexei， her neighbor， is confused by her anger at his music。 Things start to change when Marisa begins Skyping her grandmother in Italy。 But， at first， Marisa doesn't realize it。 SUNRISE BY THE SEA is such a great story of human struggles in so many areas。 Polly and Huckle work hard to take care of their little family and home。 Marisa has many mountains to climb， and Alexei has his own personal tribulations。 In the meantime， there is plenty of humor as Neil， the puffin， and the twins manage to get into all kinds of scrapes。 Even the interplay between Marisa and Alexei will bring smiles。 Don't miss the latest of Jenny Colgan's Little Beach Street Bakery books。 。。。more
Claire Mc Partlin
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Another very enjoyable return to the little Cornish island of Mount Polbearne， where we catch up with regulars and meet new additions， in this case Marisa and Alexei。Marisa is trying to get past the death of her beloved Italian grandfather but really struggling with it。 She is very depressed and barely able to leave the house， which is why she ends up on the island， hiding from the world and afraid of nearly everything。 She is staying in a new holiday cottage， and her next-door neighbour is the Another very enjoyable return to the little Cornish island of Mount Polbearne， where we catch up with regulars and meet new additions， in this case Marisa and Alexei。Marisa is trying to get past the death of her beloved Italian grandfather but really struggling with it。 She is very depressed and barely able to leave the house， which is why she ends up on the island， hiding from the world and afraid of nearly everything。 She is staying in a new holiday cottage， and her next-door neighbour is the new piano teacher on the island， Russian Alexei， who is also hiding out from a failed relationship。We also get to meet up again with Polly， Huckle， the twins， and the fabulous Neil the puffin again。 Polly and Huckle are struggling with finances as Huckle's honey isn't doing well and the bakery is the only source of income for them。 But help comes in the form of Marisa as， when there is a disaster and everyone pulls together， she forces herself out to help and during it gets talking to Polly about the fabulous ovens in her bakery， and a new cooking direction is taken helping everyone， Polly with the finances and Marisa with her self-esteem and courage。I loved the relationship Marisa formed with her grandmother over Skype， and the fact that they just left the connection on all the time and could see each other whenever they wanted！ Her grandmother really helped Marisa， getting her back into her love of cooking。This book is all about people pulling together in times of need， and facing your fears and overcoming them in Marisa's case。 As usual with Jenny Colgan， a really lovely read。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Lockdown's over - Let's go on holiday！Another delightful return to Polbearne and its beaches， bakeries and puffins。Marisa arrives on the island seeking healing in the remote peace of the seashore。 Her old life clearly not working for her as a quiet reclusive outsider fleeing the big city， she hopes to hide away and work in isolation。 She picked the wrong place。as Polbearne and its residents seem determined to bring her out of her seashell。Jenny perfectly encapsulates the moods and themes we have Lockdown's over - Let's go on holiday！Another delightful return to Polbearne and its beaches， bakeries and puffins。Marisa arrives on the island seeking healing in the remote peace of the seashore。 Her old life clearly not working for her as a quiet reclusive outsider fleeing the big city， she hopes to hide away and work in isolation。 She picked the wrong place。as Polbearne and its residents seem determined to bring her out of her seashell。Jenny perfectly encapsulates the moods and themes we have all experienced over the last year or so - loneliness， isolation， community spirit， triumphing over adversity， missing loved ones and relatives far away， even the dreaded Zoom calls - without resorting to the emerging cliche of lockdown lit making this a timeless novel that can be enjoyed for years to come。With the warmth and cosiness of a big fluffy jumper or a well worn pair of slippers， Jenny gives us all what we need right now - feel good fiction at its finest！This ARC was kindly supplied to me from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kathy Simmonds
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Thanks to NetGalley and Little，Brown Books for allowing me to read an advance copy in tpreturn for an honest review。I could not put this book down！ In fact， I stayed up through the night and early morning reading it。 Like all of Jenny Colgan's books， it is absorbing， endearing， funny and uplifting。。Marisa is mired in grief， it has taken her over and left her broken and unable to function。 The opportunity to escape the big city rat race， with it’s accompanying constant noise and busyness， for the Thanks to NetGalley and Little，Brown Books for allowing me to read an advance copy in tpreturn for an honest review。I could not put this book down！ In fact， I stayed up through the night and early morning reading it。 Like all of Jenny Colgan's books， it is absorbing， endearing， funny and uplifting。。Marisa is mired in grief， it has taken her over and left her broken and unable to function。 The opportunity to escape the big city rat race， with it’s accompanying constant noise and busyness， for the relative quiet and seclusion of Mount Polberne in Cornwall comes at exactly the right time。 And Marissa grabs it with both hands。 Little does she know that the small tight knit community will work it’s magic on her and help bring about healing in unexpected ways。 This is an excellent read， that fans of Jenny。 Colgan， Cathy Bramley and Katie Fforde will love。 I thoroughly recommend it。 。。。more
Barb
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I received a digital copy of this title from Edelweiss for review purposes。 Thanks！Adored！ I love these Jenny Colgan series， The Little Beach Street Bakery， Mure， and The Scottish Bookshop。 I will always pick up the next in any of them， write on， Jenny！！ Although I do have my favorite， The Scottish Bookshop， ABSOLUTELY because of Patrick！ Charmed by a precocious child character， I can hardly believe it myself！ But， if you love the others in the Bakery series， you will love this one， too！ It was I received a digital copy of this title from Edelweiss for review purposes。 Thanks！Adored！ I love these Jenny Colgan series， The Little Beach Street Bakery， Mure， and The Scottish Bookshop。 I will always pick up the next in any of them， write on， Jenny！！ Although I do have my favorite， The Scottish Bookshop， ABSOLUTELY because of Patrick！ Charmed by a precocious child character， I can hardly believe it myself！ But， if you love the others in the Bakery series， you will love this one， too！ It was great to read about Polly and Huckle’s family， and to meet the new additions to the village！ 。。。more
Rachel
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I’ve read all of this series of books （and 99。9% of Jenny’s others。） Sunrise by the Sea follows the usual plot， it has to be said。 Lonely， unhappy young woman moves to the island。 Not entirely of her own choosing。 Meets a cast of likeable， if slightly eccentric， local characters， including *a man*。 Is he *the man* for her？ Or will it be one of the others？ There are often three possibles。 A man who has some issues of his own to resolve， but still a wonderful manly man。 Strong， capable and kind。 U I’ve read all of this series of books （and 99。9% of Jenny’s others。） Sunrise by the Sea follows the usual plot， it has to be said。 Lonely， unhappy young woman moves to the island。 Not entirely of her own choosing。 Meets a cast of likeable， if slightly eccentric， local characters， including *a man*。 Is he *the man* for her？ Or will it be one of the others？ There are often three possibles。 A man who has some issues of his own to resolve， but still a wonderful manly man。 Strong， capable and kind。 Usually with huge hands that our heroine shivers to think of and what they might do to her。 Tee hee。 She’s never blond or tall or has legs like a gazelle。 She’s on the short side， freckled， curvy， with brown wavy hair and hips。 She’s the girl next door。 Ahem， Marissa。 Likeable and sympathetic characters， gentle humour， gorgeous descriptions of place and especially food （I read the first Beach Street Bakery book at the time of publication and have never bought bread since。 I’ve made a loaf， or two， every single week since。 I’ve also reread it a few times。 I love Polly， the bakery and all the bread descriptions so much。 And yes， I’ve been making sourdough for years。 Way before the Lockdown frenzy！ Thanks for baking mojo Jenny。） There are daft plot points， such as a family really living in a fully operational lighthouse with young twins and a puffin called Neil？！ Some events tend to be signposted ahead， but all in all this is a typical Jenny Colgan book。 I love her warm and fuzzy stories， where she’s also not afraid to include people with problems and storylines about real issues too。 。 I’m curious as to how people with personal experience of agoraphobia and anxiety will receive this story。 It all seems so neatly resolved I kept thinking this was maybe written during Lockdown， a few things gave it away such as: isolation， loneliness， missing family， hugs and other physical contact， the Skype storyline （I really loved that！ I wish I had someone to cook along with in that particular location， who would teach me how to cook those dishes authentically！ That part of the book was extremely touching。） I’m glad it is not a story set during this weird scary time。 It’s been so nice to get away from real life， unless you are affected by any of the issues raised， or have a phobia of snakes that is 。。。。 It feels as if there will certainly be more instalments from the island。 And I’m already waiting for the next in the series。 Recipes next time too， please Jenny？Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an ARC。 。。。more
Donna
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I have enjoyed previous books in the Little Beach Street Bakery series so I was looking forward to reading this book。 I did however find at a couple of points that there were parts referenced in the book I had not read， so I wished I had read that one beforehand。 I do however very much feel you can read the book as a stand alone book as explanation is given。The story covered some difficult subjects， but in a sensitive way。 I feel it is particularly a good reminder that whilst we all experience g I have enjoyed previous books in the Little Beach Street Bakery series so I was looking forward to reading this book。 I did however find at a couple of points that there were parts referenced in the book I had not read， so I wished I had read that one beforehand。 I do however very much feel you can read the book as a stand alone book as explanation is given。The story covered some difficult subjects， but in a sensitive way。 I feel it is particularly a good reminder that whilst we all experience grief， we deal with this in our own different ways。 I found myself drawn to the characters and wanted to keep reading to see what would happen to the two main characters。Thank you to the author， publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Marian
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Jenny Colgan is back on top-form her latest story with Sunrise by the Sea， which I loved and was quickly drawn into the story。 It is a sweet tale about dealing with the loss of someone you loved while trying to cope with the world。 It is a really well-written story， Jenny's writing is light and easy but with plenty of depth and is very descriptive too。 This made me feel part of the characters lives and I enjoyed reading about their highs and lows。 It is heartwarming and funny too， which just add Jenny Colgan is back on top-form her latest story with Sunrise by the Sea， which I loved and was quickly drawn into the story。 It is a sweet tale about dealing with the loss of someone you loved while trying to cope with the world。 It is a really well-written story， Jenny's writing is light and easy but with plenty of depth and is very descriptive too。 This made me feel part of the characters lives and I enjoyed reading about their highs and lows。 It is heartwarming and funny too， which just adds to the overall enjoyment。The characters are all really good， well written， well-formed and very likeable。 I loved Marisa， she had me rooting for her from the beginning， she came to life on the page and I was with her every step of the way。 Her new neighbours， Alexei， is a piano teacher and a big bear of a man。。 He was wonderful and I liked him from the beginning。 I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them and finding out their stories and seeing where they would go。It was lovely， too， catching up with characters from the previous books and finding out what was happening in their lives too。 Polly and Huckle are of course front and centre in this book， along with the other villagers， the eccentric Rueben and of course Neil the Puffin; you couldn't have the story without Neil in it！Sunrise by the Sea is the fourth book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series and it was a joy to revisit these characters and meet the new ones too。 Although you could read it on its own， I would suggest reading the other three first。 I highly recommend this lovely story to curl up with and enjoy。#SunrisebytheSea #NetGalley 。。。more
Reference
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