What a fabulous summer read. Two sisters inherit the Grandmothers Ice-Cream Parlour and decide they will make it work against all odds of the rescission of beach front shops. They want to keep it true to their grandmother but understand things will have to alter to make it work. One sister, Imoge...
Nachdem mir der Abby Clements‘ Debütroman, “Ein Kuss unter dem Mistelzweig”, bereits gut gefallen hat, war ich natürlich sehr gespannt auf ihre Neuerscheinung, “Viviens himmlisches Eiscafé” – und wurde nicht enttäuscht.Nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihrer Großmutter Vivien erben die Schwestern Anna und...
Abby Clements a travaillé dans l’édition littéraire avant de s'essayer à l'écriture. Elle vit dans le nord de Londres avec son fiancé. Elle aime les dimanches paresseux, les films des années 80 et les chiens courts sur pattes ! Elle a publié un premier roman Meet me under the Mistletoe en novembr...
This book is just such an enticing proposition, a beautiful retro cover and promises of a lovely story as sisters Anna & Imogen take over the Brighton Ice Cream shop left to them by their grandmother. Anna is the solid, stable sister in a relationship with divorced dad Jon. Imogen is the free sp...
Book review the Christmas bake off by Abby clements With Christmas just around the corner, the residents of Skipley village are gearing up for the annual bake off, and tensions are high. Winning means a lot to everyone involved - talented cake-shop owner Katie dreams of baking stardom, Rachel wa...
When she’d arrived earlier that evening, her uncle Martin had welcomed her in, no questions asked, seeming to understand that she needed a quiet place to be. On the way over, her nerves had felt raw and frayed after the conversation with Finn, but now she drew some comfort from the surroundings –...
Candlelight flickered around me, and the room filled with the aroma of a Space NK candle Carly had given me for Christmas. I’d barely used it – a quick shower before I dashed out the door was normally all I had time for in the mornings. Our petite bathroom with its peach-coloured eighties fitting...
Pulling her cardigan around her, she looked out across the crowd: teenagers in cowboy hats, a Welsh flag flying high, the lights around the stage glaring brightly. She got her camera out of her bag, fixed on the lens, and, dancing along to the music, started to take photos. In the warm summer’s n...
Rachel had tried to calm herself down with a cup of tea, but her heart was still pounding. What was the word Diana had used? Sabotage. Who on earth would do such a thing, here in Skipley, and at Christmas? She looked over at the gingerbread house sh...
‘He may not even have known, himself,’ Laurie said. ‘Anyway, now you can move on to better things.’ ‘You’re right, you know,’ Diana said, stroking Alfie’s head so that his eyes looked even bulgier. ‘Actually, since Richard left the business has been going from strength to strength, so he did me a...
My mind had been buzzing for the last couple of hours. Imagining what it would be like to see Sam again, properly, like this, and hoping that I would be able to hide my feelings somehow. I checked the clock – 7 p.m. He was due any minute. I felt as if I was a teenager agai...