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Others have said they disliked the main character, Penny, but I felt sorry for her and her background and felt it made her a real 3D character. Marguerite Cottage - the house behind the vicarage - has just been sold, and so Penny finds herself with some new neighbours - Kit, Adam and two dogs Terry's and Celia. This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. One small criticism: as I was nearing the end of the book there were a lot of quite dramatic events – I was almost reading through my fingers! While i really did enjoy the story, I found the character Penny and her negative behaviour put me off reading.

I really disliked Suzie from the onset, she is such a manipulative cow, predictable in places but still addictive to read about.A journalist and single mother of two, she can’t believe her luck when she is spotted by a talent agent during an appearance on daytime TV show, Tart Talk. Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot).

A new dr moves to the village and can he forget his past and be happy or do things go very wrong for him. My main problem with this story was that I really didn’t like the main character for most of the story - she’s such a negative person! Taken under Penny’s broken wing for the summer, the safe haven of Pendruggan feels like the place for a fresh start. But when her sister turns up to share the news that her mother has died at the same as her popular television programme is cancelled Penny struggles to cope. Fern, My Story was published in November 2008 by Michael Joseph and it ranked among the Top Ten Bestseller list by The Sunday Times.

I also really enjoyed Ella's storyline and can't help but think this isn't the last that we have seen of her, at least I hope it isn't. We very soon get the feeling that such a busy, multifaceted life is taking its toll on the usually sweet natured Penny as she becomes short tempered and snappy towards those closest to her and she is eventually diagnosed with post natal depression. New baby, busy husband, issues with work, as well as her well guarded past coming back to haunt her; it's enough for anyone to deal with at one time, let alone a vicars wife!

In 2006, the song, “The Fern Britton Experience”, which featured in the album, Hang The DJ was named after her by the UK DJ Shitmat.

She appeared as a guest presenter for the show, Have I Got News for You on 27 April 2007 and again on 17 October 2008. Penny is a vicar’s wife and television producer who has married late in life and has a young, teething baby, Jenna. Having said that, it was still an enjoyable read and one I'd recommend for those that enjoy chick-lit/women's fiction. An earthquake that swallowed up every one of the very tiresome people in this book is the only thing that could have rendered it tolerable to read. i must fight the impulse that leads me to think that i will enjoy a book because it is set in Cornwall.

I loved the characterisation, and can see that some of her books continue the story of the different people in the village. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.My thanks to the publishers Harper Collins for my copy of this book which I won in a Summer Reading competition on Facebook.