A Seaside Affair by British author and television presenter Fern Britton (
Wikipedia) is the 2nd novel in her Trevay series of heartwarming contemporary literary/women's fiction novels with romantic comedy elements set in the eponymous small seaside town in Cornwall, this one featuring the townsfolk pulling together to prevent a mass-market coffeeshop chain from taking over their beloved heritage theatre building, with one resident using her producer credentials and industry contacts to amass a star-studded charity season to pull in assorted actors who will find their own lives changing as a result of the experience of trying to change the theatre's prospects, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins.
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Description
The new wonderfully warm and witty novel from Fern Britton, the bestselling novelist and TV personality.
Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell.
When the residents of the Cornish seaside town of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by coffee chain, Café au Lait, they are up in arms. It is up to Penny Leighton, hotshot producer and now happily married Cornish resident, to come up with a rescue plan. Armed with only her mobile phone and her contacts book, she starts to pull in some serious favours.
The town is soon deluged by actors, all keen to show their support and take part in a charity season at the theatre. One of the arrivals is Jess Tate, girlfriend to TV heartthrob Ryan Hearst. His career is on the rise while hers remains resolutely in the doldrums. But when opportunity comes calling, it isn’t just her career prospects that are about to change. Trevay is about to put on the show of its life – but can the villagers, and Jess, hold on to the thing they love the most?