The Postcard

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All the threads of the tale come together and tie in nicely but there is an abrupt ending which leads on very nicely to another instalment covering Ella’s story. Tensions build to a head when Penny’s sister Suzie comes to stay in the village after the death of their mother, making waves not only between herself and Penny but also with other village residents. I requested and was given a copy of this book via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion after choosing to read it. Prudence, hard-nosed businesswoman married to the meek and mild Francis, is about to get a shock reminder that you should never take anything for granted.

My thanks to the publishers Harper Collins for my copy of this book which I won in a Summer Reading competition on Facebook. It’s a cosy village saga set in Cornwall focusing on the lives of the local vicar Simon and his wife Penny. There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books. Before I began 'The Postcard', I had absolutely no idea what to expect as I hadn't read one of Fern Britton's novels before. 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.Most mothers I’m sure will recognise that overwhelming tiredness of early babyhood which can sometimes feel like it will never end.

In December 2007, she went on a secret trip to Basra to broadcast behind-the-scenes footage of the troops. 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. Between the two ladies, Penny and Ella, I found myself more engrossed in Penny's as it seemed that the storyline was more focused on her life, as well as her past. 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. Britton may have background in journalism, which does give her a bit of a head start but nevertheless I found this book quite pleasing.

Instead, it was a rather beautiful addition and the author had let the characters do the talking, as opposed to everything being centred around Cornwall. 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. They also made me realise how fragile our hearts are, and how the smallest things can fix them in minutes. When she gets word of her mother’s demise it triggers a spiral in her mental health which has been fragile recently.