A Seaside Affair: A heartwarming, gripping read from the Top Ten bestseller

A Seaside Affair: A heartwarming, gripping read from the Top Ten bestseller
Fern Britton

You will love this wonderfully warm and witty novel from Fern Britton, the Sunday Times bestselling novelist.When the residents of the Cornish seaside town of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by coffee chain, Café au Lait, they are up in arms. It is up to Penny Leighton, hotshot producer and now happily married Cornish resident, to come up with a rescue plan. Armed with only her mobile phone and her contacts book, she starts to pull in some serious favours.The town is soon deluged by actors, all keen to show their support and take part in a charity season at the theatre. One of the arrivals is Jess Tate, girlfriend to TV heartthrob Ryan Hearst. His career is on the rise while hers remains resolutely in the doldrums. But when opportunity comes calling, it isn’t just her career prospects that are about to change. Trevay is about to put on the show of its life – but can the villagers, and Jess, hold on to the thing they love the most?Pendruggan: A Cornish Village with secrets at its heart

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2014

Copyright © Fern Britton 2014

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Illustration © Carrie May

Author photograph © Neil Cooper

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Source ISBN: 9780007468560

Ebook Edition © March 2015 ISBN: 9780007468584

Version: 2018-09-20

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To Harry and your exciting future with all my love, Mum xx

Contents

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Part One

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Part Two

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24