(Sequel to The Little Beach Street Bakery)
Poor Polly! She is an incredibly hard worker, getting up at the crack of dawn every day to make bread in her bake shop in Polbearne, just off the coast of Cornwall. She is also kind, honest, well-liked, and madly in love with an American honey expert and bee-keeper called Huckle. When her landlord and bakery owner, Mrs. Manse, dies, misguided and somewhat evil nephew Malcolm decides that it would be more profitable to fire Polly and bring in packaged baked goods, so Polly is out of a job. Burdened with the mortgage on the lighthouse where she and Huckle live, Polly desperately needs income. She has already started over once after the failure of her graphics design business, the breakup of a 7-year relationship, and bankruptcy. She knows she can start yet again, but her love of the little bakery that she built up from nothing and for the people of Polbearne make it difficult to consider moving. Huckle comes up with a solution that will involve much sacrifice and finger-crossing, but it could be a success.
Polly has an indomitable spirit, plus a vulnerability that makes her SO appealing. One of Colgan's greatest talents as a writer is making the reader care about her characters. No matter how outlandish the situation (and there are some outlandish things happening here), you can't help but root for Polly. She doesn't have a unlikable bone in her fictional body and her strength of character and devotion to her friends is unshakable. You will laugh and you will cry, but mostly you'll just enjoy. This is a wonderful novel for a rainy weekend, especially when you need a little reaffirmation that life and relationships really can work out over insurmountable odds.
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