Along with the main characters there is of course all the secondary ones and the lovely quirikness of village life that jumps off the page along with the setting and the scenery - what more could you want in a book? It seems a little mis-matched having a high-flying career woman like Penny married to Simon who in all honesty is a bit of a weed! Apart from television presentations, Fern Britton has also featured in advertisements for Ryvita Minis. Alongside the present day story we also have chapters interspersed which describe Penny’s childhood and her very close relationship with her father which give us a background detail on how Penny came to be the strong independent character we find living in Cornwall, and explains a lot about why she is less than welcoming when her estranged sister comes back into her life after such a long time. Her best friend, Helen, also lives in the village with her partner Piran in Gull's Cry, a cosy cottage across the village green from the vicarage.

On the train moving down to Cornwall Adam meets Ella, who used to live with her grandmother in Trevay, a village close by to Pendruggan. I was delighted when I found out I had been approved by Harper Collins and netgalley to receive a review copy of The Postcard written by one of my favoured authors, Fern Britton. Hoping to discover more about her past, she quickly becomes a welcome addition to the local community. Since 1999, Fern Britton has been hosting the show and the couple was known for their hilarious presentation. My word this was just an amazing book I loved it from start to finish and juts had to keep reading it to find out what would happen next.I don’t think I would be alone in wanting to know what happens next for new GP Adam and his cousin Kit who live next door to the vicarage, not to mention the clinic receptionist/part time nanny Ella and her brother Henry. 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.

Not to mention Cornwall, which I know is beautiful but seriously people books can be set in other parts of the country - Dorset, Cambridge, Lincolnshire anyone? In April 2008, Fern Britton together with her colleague, Phillip Schofield was the presenter of the revived 'all star' version of the super hit ITV show, Mr and Mrs. I have read books by Fern before and enjoyed them so I was delighted to be asked to read The Postcard for the blog tour.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

She has had issues with her family in the past, and those problems soon rear their ugly heads again and threaten to unsettle Penny and her family once more. It was good to see that Penny had so many supportive friends and family to help her through such a difficult time.

It isn't like she's a brand new author either, I mean, at least five years of novels, and I still didn't pick one up? Registered address: Unit 5, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom. Portobello Book Blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without its permission. 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. but the majority of her previous books appear to be set in Cornwall, and some have featured characters we get to know in The Postcard.